<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT: 10pt = verdana; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jerry:  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>touching the needle to a cake of beeswax helps = the penetration.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Carl Meyer</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=allegropiano@msn.com = href="mailto:allegropiano@msn.com">Jerry Raz</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 17, = 2001 6:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Voicing hard = hammers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>  <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>