Are you plucking the strings to see what that sustain is like?<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 5:59 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net">richarducci@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Tom, sustain is weak , real short. Regulation is good.<br> <br> Rick Ucci<br> Uccipiano.com<br> <div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br> On Feb 28, 2012, at 4:09 PM, "Tom Driscoll" <<a href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">tomtuner@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > Rick,<br> > Maybe it's not a hammer problem. Hollow makes me think it's something else. How is sustain , crown, bearing ?<br> > I guess a quick switch with another vertical hammer(s) in a few sections could help pin the problem down if it indeed is a hammer problem.<br> > Good luck<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Subject: [pianotech] Pearl River voicing<br> ><br> ><br> >> List ,<br> >> Client just got a 118m 44" studio with the worst most hollow and lifeless hammers ever.<br> >> Replacing them is not an option yet, but I'm looking for direction in how to get more out of them.<br> >> They are 90's era and very little wear.<br> >><br> >> Rick Ucci<br> >> Uccipiano.com<br> ><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>John Formsma, RPT<br></div><div>Blue Mountain, MS</div><br> </div>