tone sustain

Avery Todd atodd@UH.EDU
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 13:38:51 -0500 (CDT)


Susan,

   I recently did that to 9 Kawai Grands in piano major practice rooms.
Amazing amount of difference in a relatively short period of time. I've
used the method before but not on that many that close together and that
new. Worked great.

Avery

>Steam! Steam! Steam!
>
>Take an electric kettle, put some (not much) water in it, plug it in. Take
>out the piano action, put it within reach of the wildly steaming kettle.
>Walk along the action with the kettle, putting each hammer into and out of
>the spout, in-out, no waiting around in there, just touch them with it.
>Then a light filing for where they swelled unevenly.
>
>Your customer will know that something happened.
>
>Susan
>
>Susan Kline
>P.O. Box 1651
>Philomath, OR 97370
>skline@proaxis.com





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