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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I attended a voicing =
class sponsored by Steinway and presented by Eric Shandall =
this week
at Steinerts in Boston.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Eric outlined some =
lacquer
techniques and suggested using water white nitrocellulose lacquer that =
was 12%
solids by weight and thin with acetone 5 to lacquer 1.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have a source for =
the above
mentioned lacquer, but it is 26% solids by weight.Logic tells me that I =
just
need to thin this 10 to 1 to acheive the same ratio. Am I on =
track
here?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Your comments as =
always
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> =
P.S. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> He applied =
this ratio to
the strike point (3 small drops) at the beginning of the presentation on =
a note
that had a weak attack . At the end of the presentation =
(90 min)
the note had come up quite well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm going to try =
this on
20 year old B that I have just regulated .Hammers reshaped with =
very little
wear .</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sustain and power are good but =
the attack
is very weak and the pianist would like this piano to come up. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Mr. Shandall also =
outlined other
methods of his voicing techniques that is part of a longer class he is =
offering
next week at the upcoming pacific northwest convention.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> We had a nice crowd =
on a very
snowy night and Steinerts was very gracious with their =
hospitality.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Tom Driscoll =
RPT</FONT></DIV>
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