In a message dated 98-02-03 09:33:44 EST, you write: >I recently reshaped hammers, regulated and voiced a 10 year old L for a >good customer. This lady has a great ear. After reshaping back to the >Steinway shape, regulating, string voicing and voicing the hammers, she >wanted it voiced down a bit more, especially in the lower treble. I did. >Not enough. Not enough, etc. Finally I have arrived, but she finds the C >and B too soft now- not much sustain/volume-I agree. (I had been needling >1/8 inch deep mostly around 2 and 11 o'clock with some SHALLOW salt and >pepper needling on the strike point) I shine the surface with 220 grit and >hit the strike point firmly with the back of my Yamaha voicing tool, but it >is not enough. I offered to iron them, but explained that it would mostly >make the attack brighter, but not the whole voice of the hammer louder. I >told her I would need to apply a little acetone/keytop to the low shoulders >for more volume. She's too scared (heard horror stories about hardener) >for me to do this and wants to play it as is and maybe we'll do something >later. >Question: Am I going in the right direction? I only need to make two >hammers louder to match others around them. I may use responses to assure >her. Thanks! >Lance Lafargue, RPT Lance: Sometimes, a customer will psych herself right into wanting too much, without really understanding, or knowing what she wants. I would suggest that you exhange a couple of hammers, and see if she notices. Exchange the C and C# and the B and Bb, and see if she can tell a difference. Willem Blees RPT St. Louis
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