Hi Brian: I started to send this privately because my questions are so basic........but amazingly enough, there are always folks that know less than yourself, and often have the same questions........so here goes. Yes, Roger Jolly indicated that Boston has Kawai hammers. He also indicated that they respond well to his steaming techniques - just don't over-do it. Regarding your comment - "..........Just a stab in the dark... speaking of which, there's always the standard voicing tool. If you're only trying to make minor changes, a well placed prick or two with a needle might do exactly what you want?" Yea, I suppose. I'm really inexperienced with voicing. How would you approach a general toning down in a not-too-old piano. Unfortunately, I'm likely trying to make an asian piano sound like an american or european piano, so perhaps I may be limited in what can be done. But on the other hand, folks in Japan play Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy, don't they? I hear many play them well too! My inexperienced opinion would be to do a few sample hammers and do a small amount of needling at a time in the mid-to-upper shoulder. My wife really wants soft when heading for ppp. More softness overall is also wanted. Maybe even a little needling under the strike point and/or near. How does that sound to you? Can you ever undo needling without resorting to hardeners? That is one of the things an inexperienced voicer likes about Roger's steam voicing. Ya know, I may have just talked myself into steaming first! Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Trout" <btrout@desupernet.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 9:14 AM Subject: Re: Boston Hammer Voicing > Hi Terry, > > I have my doubts that Bostons would be using Yamaha hammers. They're being > built under a 'Steinway name' by Kawai... > > I'd suspect maybe Kawai hammers. ?? > > Just a stab in the dark... speaking of which, there's always the standard > voicing tool. If you're only trying to make minor changes, a well placed > prick or two with a needle might do exactly what you want.? > > Have a good one. :-) > > Brian Trout > Quarryville, PA > btrout@desupernet.net > > >
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