I am curently finishing some work on a Mason Hamlin AA and have just hung a set of Abel hammers. After the usual string leveling, shoulder voicing, etc.it had glorious sound--until I tried the soft pedal. The tone in the top one and a half octaves turns to a terrible soft, thin sound. Remember, the strings and hammers are matching and the crowns have been voiced evenly. I have hung a lot of hammers but have never really had this particular problem and have now run out of my bag of tricks. This performer uses a lot of half pedal on the una corda. Any suggestions? Everett Story RPT
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