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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yo list- </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm afraid that in lacquering a
set of Steinway D hammers I started with too weak a solution(5:1), and now after
multiple lacquerings I still have no "punch" in the treble from about E56 to the
top. The lacquer (3 and 4:1) at this point is just not penetrating to
the tip of the molding as has been suggested in many of the fine and eminently
valuable posts I've been poring over lo these many months. What's a tuner to do?
I can hear that the sound is weak or "hollow" in the treble compared to the
lower end, but am frustrated because I feel that I need to get something deep
into the hammer but it ain't goin' there. Any suggestions would be most
welcome. Steve Kabat</FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:s.kabat@csuohio.edu">s.kabat@csuohio.edu</A>
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