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<DIV><FONT size=2>On a similar note, I got a set of D hammers from =
Steinway
recently. They were definitely prejuiced. Not sure with =
what.
Never had that happen before. Is this something new?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com
href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</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> September 19, 2002 1:33 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Voicing</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
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size=2 FAMILY="SERIF">In a message dated 9/18/2002 9:23:52 PM =
Pacific Daylight
Time, <A href="mailto:RNossaman@cox.net">RNossaman@cox.net</A>
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writes:<BR><BR> &nbs=
p;
Ron<BR> </FONT><FONT lang=0 =
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FAMILY="SERIF"> This doesn't surprise me a bit. =
Ari ,at
least in the past, prejuiced all his hammer sets with a plexiglass =
solution to
some degree unless you specifically request none. He is fairly =
consistent
about it but sometimes some get stiffer than others. Great hammers. =
Still more
variables ehh<BR> Dale</FONT><FONT lang=0
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TYPE="CITE">Yet with my soundboards, I've needled the Isaacs down. I =
don't
think it's <BR>knowing the hammer as much as knowing the hammer in =
relation
to the scaling <BR>and soundboard assembly of the specific =
piano.<BR><BR>Ron
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