<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'> <div><font style="background-color: transparent;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Patrick</font></div> <div> </div> <div>This is a GF2 (5'10")  in an auditorium that seats about 200. But it's a "fundamental" church, complete with drum sets, stage lighting, etc. You know what I'm talking about. The piano hasn't even been played in church because it was badly out of tune. I told the pastor to mike the piano and put a monitor behind the player, which he said they will do. </div> <div></div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div>They are not even aware that there is a problem. The lack of power was my observation as I was doing to final tuning. The overall tone is weak, but especially in the killer octaves. I'm scheduled to go back at the end of May, at which time I will assess the situation, and make a recommendation. </div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div> </div> <div>PS. They did have some sheep around a manger set outside the church, Maybe I can get some of their wool. :)</div> <div></div> <div style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: J Patrick Draine <jpdraine@gmail.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 6:27 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Brighter Yamaha<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_0eed7d8c-3970-4a4c-9966-97be62605caf"> Wim, <div>How small is this small Yamaha grand? And how big is the church?<br> Patrick Draine<br> <br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:57 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" class="gmail_quote">We usually have knock the edge off Yamaha hammers. But a church just got a small grand where the killer octaves need a little boost.  What is the recommended method for "juicing" up Yamaha hammers<br> <br> Wim<br> <br> Sent from my iPhone</blockquote></div> <br> </div> </div>  </div> </font>