Shrill notes

[Michael Jorgensen]

Hi Clyde,
     Has anybody actually tried voicing it?  Try voicing one of the shrill
notes' hammers by  stabbing in each string groove/line three times spaced
equally along the grove length to a depth of no more than 2 mm. Yes, right
into the striking point!   Before doing all nine stabs on one hammer,
listen after stabbing each string groove only once right in its' center, as
that may be enough.  Such shallow voicing will undue itself quickly and can
be pounded out in a few moments. Deeper voicing will be more permanent.
-MJ.

Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> Friends,
>
> Do you have any advice on how I can help a piano-teacher client of mine?
>
> Several months ago she bought a new Baldwin Hamilton.  It sounded okay
> to her in the showroom, but after it was delivered to her home several
> of the notes in the fifth octave (around E5 to G#5) sounded very shrill
> to her.  She contacted me and the piano dealer.
>
> Since voicing is not my forte, I encouraged her to work with the dealer,
> who has been doing his best to treat her well.  I haven't seen the
> piano.  A couple different technicians have been to her home.  One heard
> what she was hearing but was unable to fix the problem.
>
> She went to the showroom and played a number of other pianos.  Some
> would sound okay to her in the showroom, but when the dealer moved the
> piano to a smaller room, she would again hear this shrillness in notes
> in the same area in them as well.  The pianos were from different
> manufacturers and different models.
>
> Everyone seems at a loss to know what to do or what the problem is.  If
> it is her hearing, I don't think the tech would have been able to hear
> the problem.
>
> Has anyone had a similar experience?  What is the likely problem, and
> what can we do here?  Help!!
>
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger, RPT