<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2719.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Pierre.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you feel that the acoustic body is = in good shape and responding well to the energy given by the hammers, then, if the = sound is too aggressive, I should only "sugar coat" the crown of the offending hammers.  Very progressively.  Hear what happens.  I = guess this should be enough.  Deep needling old hammers doesn't sound = necessary to me.  Only my opinion, of course.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>See you probably at the = concert.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </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=pierre.gevaert@belgacom.net href="mailto:pierre.gevaert@belgacom.net">Gevaert Pierre</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> Monday, October 14, 2002 = 11:03 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Voicing old = Steinway</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone a suggestion concerning how to = voice or better how not to voice an old Steinway grand (220 cm) of = 1867?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a beautifull =  American Steinway and has been purchased by the museum of instruments in Brussels. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The hammers have blue and yellow = untherfelt and are  not in to bad condition, but the sound is a little = to aggressive. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Probably that with new and well = voiced hammers this piano should have an incredible sound, but they don't want those = hammers to be changed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I suppose that voicing to much could = mean ruining the hammers? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Should I risk  deep = needling?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pierre Gevaert</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Belgium.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>