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I took one of your convention classes ('Action Centers') and it was =
one of the best classes I took. Listening to a new CD set while =
repinning an action really is a good way to get the new music learned. =
Carrying around 100 proof vodka is helpful too, I'd have never =
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2005, at 11:07 AM, Donald Mannino wrote:</DIV><BR =
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size="3">Michael,<BR><BR> The "tracks" you see are common in Kawai =
hammers which have been made very damp. The marks themselves are made =
by the automatic pre-needling machine which Kawai uses to soften up the =
shoulders. The machine needles both the front and the back sides, and =
the hammers are later (or are supposed to be) filed in the voicing =
department, so the marks do not show.<BR><BR> I have seen some =
hammers were the tracks show from lack of filing in the factory, and =
also some which came to a very humid place (or were steamed or treated =
with alcohol/water or something like that) where the needle holes =
reappear. If the marks only show on the front side, this could =
indicate a, how shall I say it, 'less than artfully done' steaming of =
the hammers.<BR><BR> The hammers are not soft sounding when they come =
out of this needling machine, because it doesn't go up to the tip, and =
it doesn't needle higher than note 60 (or somewhere near 60 - could be =
up to 64). So the soft tone you and your customer have heard is not =
related to the needle marks, but the fact that these needle marks show =
and the tone is very soft makes me think that something else has =
happened.<BR><BR> As long as the hammers have not been needled or =
steamed or wet on the very tip, it should be possible to file them some =
to get the tone back. Use 600 grit paper or higher, and use a lot of =
speed and pressure to file up and over the hammers. Try supporting =
the mid-treble hammers and gang-filing them this way, and see if they =
don't come back.<BR><BR> For those who want more information on Kawai's =
voicing methods, please try to catch one of my seminars - I'll be doing =
one in Kansas City this Saturday and in Tyler, TX on Monday. I'll be =
in at the Texas State and North Carolina seminars also, but not teaching =
voicing this time.<BR><BR> Don Mannino RPT<BR> Kawai America (which, for =
those who don't know, does not sell or support the Boston pianos)<BR> =
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