At 03:31 PM 9/14/98 -0500, Avery wrote: >Susan, > > I agree with your thoughts. I occasionally break a needle but it's >usually because I've gotten in a hurry and am stabbing instead of pushing. >I haven't broken one in a quite a while now, so maybe my technique is >getting better. > I know of a tech who made her own voicing tool, does a LOT of voicing, >and as far as I know, hasn't broken a needle in years. And this isn't a >tool where you can just loosen a screw and replace the needle. Thanks, Avery. It never hurts my feelings to be agreed with. <grin> Could you describe her voicing tool and technique, perhaps? Since I've done _some_ but not _a heap_ of voicing, maybe I can learn something. Susan ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >>Wim, Mike, list --- >> >>With all due respect for people who do things differently than I do, how >>many needles do you guys break?? >> >>I would think that if you break more than one or two a year, you might >>reconsider either your voicing techniques or your source of needles. > >SNIP > >>Susan-the-cautious >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 "Agree with me now: it will save so much time." -- Ashleigh Brilliant
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