<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C4FA3C.A7CB0B20"> <title>Re: [CAUT] Andres punching tested</title>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> W= hen installing new front rail (or balance rail) punchings I = “pre-age” them with a hammer against a hard surface…this firms them up and makes them = more dimensionally stable. I’ve had pianists comment that they didn’t like the = feel of new or rebuilt pianos because of the mushy feel at the bottom of the keystroke = and this addresses that issue.<o:p></o:p> <= ![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p> Eric Wolfley<o:p></o:p> Head Piano Technician<o:p></o:p> Cincinnati College-Conservatory of = Music<o:p></o:p> University of Cincinnati<o:p></o:p> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p> = <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>= -----Original Message----- From: Fred Sturm [mailto:fssturm@unm.edu] Sent: Friday, January = 14, 2005 1:17 PM To: College and = University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] = Andres punching tested <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>   &= nbsp;The pear green (and similar white and other color) are certainly firmer = than the old “dark green squishy” we used to get from APSCO, etc. = There are, of course, dark green punchings of firmness similar to the pear green as well. =     I’d be a little leery of anything very = much firmer than the pear green. I’d worry about too much key bed boom, as well as = the feel of the keys – not enough cushion, hard on the body playing the = instrument. There’s a window of “firm but soft” that makes a big difference to = the perception of the pianist, along with a similar window for key bushings. The = “new feel.” I’d be interested to hear about feedback from artists concerning = Andre’s punchings.   Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico On 1/14/05 8:21 AM, "Erwinspiano@aol.com" = <Erwinspiano@aol.com> wrote:<o:p></o:p>  Hi = Fred   They are stiffer than anything I've ever encountered & = mostly because it is not a woven cloth but a pressed felt. I've used the pear = green & I don't find them any different than any thing else except the = color is brighter. I'll check it out today with calipers   Dale<o:p></o:p> Is Andre’s punching firmer than Pianotek’s “pear = green”? (Which is quite similar to Yamaha, etc). Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico    <o:p></o:p> Erwins Pianos Restorations 4721 Parker Rd. Modesto, Ca 95357 209-577-8397 Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales www.Erwinspiano.com<o:p></o:p> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>= </div> </body> </html>