Dead note--no sustain

[Marvin McDonald]

Jeff,
I'm not sure that you know what a Chop Stick voicing tool is so I thought I
had better explain that.

Its a piece of 1/8" downling about 8" long.  At one end there is a voicing
needle that is glued into it using Super Glue and the Kicker.  Leave the
needle sticking out about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch.  This way you can voice a
grand without removing the action.

I hold the key down and then push the hammer into the backcheck when voicing
and that helps hold it while I needle.

On a vertical you will want a single needle curved voicing tool, like the
one Yamaha makes, for the underside of the hammer.

Have a great day.
=----Marvin McDonald, Associate

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>From: "Jeannie Grassi" <jgrassi@silverlink.net>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Dead note--no sustain
>Date: Mon, Nov 6, 2000, 11:42 AM
>

> Dear List,
> Would anyone like to respond to Jeff's inquiry, below?
>
> From: JEFFREY ARNOLD <FREYPIANO@email.msn.com>
> To: ptj@ptg.org
> Subject: Q&A
>
> I was hoping to find a place for Q&A in the journal, so I hope this doesnt
> waste to much of your time but I've got a Kawai studio with one note (5
> below the treble break), that has o.k. attack, but no decay and short
> sustain. Only one note has this sounding problem. Termination points seem
> fine. It sounds almost like a frequency fighting with the plate or
> something. I have had this problem before on a different studio piano and
> have not solved the problem. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank
> you for your time and consideration of this message.
> Jeffrey Arnold , Appleton Chapter 549 Wisconsin   freypiano@msn.com
>
> Jeannie Grassi, RPT
> Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
> mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
>