<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Dale,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Although recordings often can't reflect how a piano really sounds in person, it'd be nice if you were able to make a recording so we could get a taste.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>- John </DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT id="role_document" face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <DIV> <DIV> Hello to all</DIV> <DIV> A few weeks ago I reported on a project of thinning a very thick 30 year old Yamaha G-2 Soundboard. (See post below ) <U> FYI a G-2 is 5 ft. 7 inches.</U></DIV> <DIV> This piano was re strung using Arledge bass wire & mapes Gold plain wire. The crown was adequate as was bearing. </DIV> <DIV> We used the Ronsen Wurzen felt. The tonal outcome was beyond my expectations The overall balance clarity, power & tonal response was drastically & wonderfully different than the original boring & vanilla type sound this piano has always had. It is a<STRONG> tremendous</STRONG> <STRONG>advantage</STRONG> to have had opportunity to despise this particular piano for 30 years & because I know it so well the subjective expereince is greatly dimninished and objective observations become far more focused. Really cool. </DIV> <DIV> In my shop the acoustic atmosphere is very dry & the tone is very transparent so it's a challenge to make every thing satisfy my ear in thsi environment. If it does then the tonal output only improves in the actual environment. Well.. usually.</DIV> <DIV> This set of Wurzen felt was uncharacteristically soft & the piano required a failry firm hammer density. SO it wasn't the usual hang em on & it's time to rock & roll. However I did have the oppurtunity to use Steinway style type voicing techniques in a Japanese pianos & I tell you the results were Humbly beautiful & satisfying. It frankly took a lot of juicing but in the end I could stick needles in the hammers though it was not necessary. It required several applications to get where I wanted to get tonally & though many of you despise this technique the tone from this method is hard to duplicate. The bass has bite & power , & the treble has sustain power & dynamic round tone that the too thick original board could not hope to produce. The sound floats out of the piano with a shimmer & hangs in mid air. How's that for subjective? grin</DIV> <DIV> This piano doesn't sound like any Yamaha I know & the customer who has owned it's entire life is a fine player. I'd say she was overjoyed & thrilled to say the least. I truly wish some of you were here to experience this fun moment in time today.</DIV> <DIV> Life is good</DIV> <DIV> Blessings</DIV> <DIV> Dale</DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>