<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>Greetings,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>       i always "voice"/tame  those  nasty little spinets down, by just "sugar coating" the hammers with very shallow (about a 1/16") over their crowns. Works like a charm.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>julia</DIV> <DIV>reading, pa</DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/19/2008 12:54:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>List<BR><BR>I am not a master of voicing.   May I ask for your<BR>suggestions?<BR><BR>The piano is a little spinet, and really, for its size<BR>it sounds quite nice in the midrange and treble---when<BR>it's played softly.  The louder it gets, the brasher<BR>and more distorted the sound gets.  <BR><BR>The piano is in good regulation and the hammers have<BR>been reshaped to eliminate the grooves.  <BR><BR>Are there any voicing techniques that might help this<BR>situation?  Steaming?  Needling the crown?  Gallon of<BR>gas and a match?  <BR><BR>Thanks for any suggestions,<BR>Tom Sivak<BR>Chicago</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. <A title="http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598" href="http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598" target="_blank">Watch the video on AOL Living.</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>