<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I also like Pianotek's hammer softener
applied just off the crown on high shoulders( since you mentioned soft
playing is fine). Hard to do the underside, tho....</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I like to needle lightly and then spritz 'em pretty
thoroughly with 70%<br>
isopropyl, both at the strike point. Helps for a while, at least.<br>
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Annie<br>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Tom Sivak [mailto:tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net]<br>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:43 AM<br>
> To: pianotech<br>
> Subject: voicing little piano<br>
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> List<br>
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> I am not a master of voicing. May I ask for your<br>
> suggestions?<br>
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> 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>
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> The piano is in good regulation and the hammers have<br>
> been reshaped to eliminate the grooves.<br>
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> Are there any voicing techniques that might help this<br>
> situation? Steaming? Needling the crown? Gallon
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> gas and a match?<br>
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> Thanks for any suggestions,<br>
> Tom Sivak<br>
> Chicago<br>
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