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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>More information needed. What type of hammer, how new is “fairly new” and how much has it been played? Also, words can get in the way here – I’m not sure I understand what “less initial clutter” means.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Shape of the strike point comes to mind. It doesn’t take much wear to the top of the hammer to change the attack character. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Don Mannino<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony Caught<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 30, 2011 4:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [pianotech] Tone Building<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU>Hi Guys, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU>Have a customer with a 7’4’ grand that is fairly new and though tone is OK the sustain is good and the volume is good, can’t overdrive the bass my customer asked me to give the piano a cleaner sound. Rich in colour but maybe with less initial clutter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU>How to achieve that ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tony Caught<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:acaught@internode.on.net">acaught@internode.on.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU>0427 850 737<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>