voicing Wurzen hammers

[Avery Todd]

Wow. That sounds kind of Draconian to me. I thought that kind of 
thing was only for
really, really hard hammers! I guess that just shows how much I need to learn!

Avery

At 05:24 PM 7/26/05, you wrote:
>tho you shouldnt have to deal with any draconian needling 
>proceedures.  Usually somewhere between 20-40 deep needling stabs 
>(with 3 needles in your tool) stagered up and down the shoulders is 
>enough to get a fine basic first voice.
>
>Cheers
>RicB
>
>
>Greetings -
>I have installed my first set of Wurzen hammers - from Ray - and am 
>quite pleased with
>the results.  I have read numerous posts indicating that in most 
>cases little or no voicing is required except for doping the extreme 
>high treble, but in this case
>- an M & H "B" - I find that the tenor and low treble need opened up 
>a fair amount.
>Knowing that there is inherently something different about the way 
>this felt is formed
>I thought it prudent to check with those experienced in voicing 
>these hammers if traditional voicing techniques apply.
>Anything uniquely specific about voicing this felt?
>Thanks!
>Mark Potter
>
>
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