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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Was the article written by Roger Jolly? =
I recommend
using his approach. I have been using it a lot for about one year now. =
Never go
anywhere without my little raggies nad my electric iron. Just did a =
NASTY
Hyundai grand in a church this morning. Settled that puppy right down. I =
spent
less than 20 minutes steaming, dusting the knuckles (talk about =
SQUEAKY!), and
lowering the hammer rest rail. I charged $25 for that service and you =
shouldda
seen the smile when he played and listened to it. BIG
difference.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A =
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:allegropiano@msn.com" =
title=allegropiano@msn.com>Jerry Raz</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 17, =
2001 9:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Voicing hard =
hammers</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I would appreciate any ideas on voicing =
exceptionally hard
hammers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The candidate =
is an old
Baldwin D, used as the primary piano in a church.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’ve done a lot of =
voicing over the
years, but have not run into a set of hammers as hard as these; it is
impossible to insert a needle into them.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal> I’m considering steam (have read a =
recent PTG Journal
article about this technique), but would like some opinions about =
it.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’ve also heard =
about using fabric
softener, but am afraid of using it without more information.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal> Know any other possible methods?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thanks.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal> Jerry =
Raz</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>