baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca writes: <<(I am) an Electrical Engineer, 30yrs ago. (R & D in Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry) ...I am guilty for teaching steam voicing techniques at conventions. The answer is yes, a lot of testing was carried out before sharing information with others. First on PSO's , then graduated to quality pianos.>> Mr. Jolly: Great! AND, there is a logic that a little steam is unlikely to be a permanent liability to hammers, or leave residues, or "harden up" later. Your obvious scientific background included hypotheses, experiments, analysis of results, conclusions. You are liable to be mostly right even when you "wing it" because you are logically based. I do not think the average piano technician has your abilities, and I think they, the piano profession, and the world of music in general would benefit from a site where your particular practice is laid out, examined, and found worthy. <<And I have replaced a couple of sets of hammers at my own expense for my screw ups.>> Do you think everyone else does this with new procedures that go awry? I know they do not because I have seen their work months and years later. They slink off leaving the piano a wreck. I am only advocating for a site where people can learn to do things right before making mistakes. (that they will never repair) <<This an area in our organization that could be improved, but slowly standards are being raised.>> Do you think that just one standard, say, - that "pianos should be tuned to A=440cps" could ever be adopted by PTG as an organization? I seriously doubt it. If it could be done, however, they might build upon it until there was a quite reasonable standard of practice, and of what is unethical practice, and of what is deleterious practice. Wouldn't that be great! Thanks for your response, Bill Simon Phoenix
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