On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> wrote: It's not like you want to take all the bite out of the tone in the top > octave -- you just want a small amount of cushioning on top of the hard core > to take away the worst of the harshness. > Ironically, the top octave sounds just about right. Things start going crazy loud at E5. Not sure about the rebuild job: 3/0 or 4/0 pins, original board, action parts regulated at their outer limits (rep lever height as high as it can go in some places). The finish is a nice job, which is what matters most, as everybody who's anybody knows. :) Kinda sorta makes me want to get started rebuilding ... I know I can do at least that well. > > Might the pastor be receptive to the idea of putting a thick pile rug > directly underneath the piano? > That might be acceptable to them, but I don't think it will absorb enough sound in that room. If I can't get things settled down, I'll mention it as something to try. > > Susan Kline > > > On 12/6/2010 10:33 AM, David Boyce wrote: > > Would it be worth cautiously trying a little "pliers voicing", with a nice > clean pair of parallel-nosed pliers? If it proves effective, it could be a > nice fast method. > > Best regards, > > David Boyce. > > I'm not sure exactly who did the work, but the treble hammers are pretty > much rocks. > > > > -- JF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101206/95d8282e/attachment.htm>
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