<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Wim-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">You are getting some good suggestions, but I would suggest you proceed very carefully in ways that are easily reversable until you are sure you're going in a direction that will satisfy your faculty.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">If you have other D's that are acceptable to the faculty, you might try swapping a few hammers to see if they like the sound of those hammers on the problem piano.  If they do, then you know the solution is in the hammers.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">It also might be worth experimenting with some leftover hammers, maybe even try a few Renner or Abel hammers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/7/2004 7:29:17 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] more problems with the D</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 10/7/04 6:21:29 PM Central Daylight Time, davidlovepianos@comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>I would opt for string seating, making sure the hammers are hard enough underneath and aren’t <SPAN class=SpellE>mushing</SPAN> out in the upper area of the piano, hammer shape and fitting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>For focus I think you need a pretty firm supporting structure of the hammer that is not too hard on the crown—iron fist in a velvet glove.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>David</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This summer I spent quite a bit of time making sure the strings and hammers are level, etc. Since this is pretty much in the capo area, I will again make sure the strings are seated on the V bar, and on the bridges. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>To make sure I understand you right, though, for the hammers, should add hardener to the shoulders, and then soften up the top? Or just harden up the underneath, and leave the tops alone?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>