<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV> <P clas=
s=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="ms=
o-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’ve done a lot of voicing over th=
e years, but have not run into a set of hammers as hard as these; it is i=
mpossible to insert a needle into them.</P> <P class=MsoNormal> Iâ=
€™m considering steam (have read a recent PTG Journal article about t=
his technique), but would like some opinions about it.<SPAN style="mso-=
spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’ve also heard about using fabric s=
oftener, but am afraid of using it without more information.</P> <P class=
=MsoNormal> Know any other possible methods?<SPAN style="mso-spa=
cerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thanks.</P> <P class=MsoNormal> Jerry Ra=
z</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>