Richard, Sounds a lot like the method Barbara Richmond wrote about pertaining to prepping/voicing hammers on new Kawai's. Avery > The "contrary" : ) voicing method uses a single needle just under >the grooves. >Looks like you are drawing blood. The felt must not be ripped. The >idea is to unpack the compacted felt. > Kind of like fluffing a pillow but it is difficult to describe. The > size needle depends on how the felt reacts. The shorter the grooves >the better this works. If there are multiple grooves from the shift >being out of adjustment or the player not depressing the pedal fully, >this method becomes tedious. Some times the felt is too brittle for >this method to work. Hmm... maybe fabric >softener here..? > > Richard Moody _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu http://www.uh.edu/music/ _____________________________________
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