[pianotech] Interested in having my Yamaha U1 voiced

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Tyler,
 
     Good Luck!  Oriental hammers for the most part are made of wool that 
is harshly chemically treated and bleached till their super white. I am told 
that the Orientals like them very white.
 
    I just went through this with my own Yamaha U3.  Over 10 years of 
playng and these hammers were awful.  About 5 years ago,  I lightly sanded them 
and needled the sides near the crown and it got better but in 5 more yrs (6 
mos ago) they were annoying again. I needled the tarp out of them about 6 
months ago, as well as tried some alchohol with some of the final needling. 
They are better, but theres still these high overtones. 
 
    I ordered a set of Abel naturals. That was 2 months ago. As soon as I 
get some time, I am going to change them out. 
 
    The inevetable is that you probably will end up wanting new hammers. 
 
Julia
Reading, PA
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