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<DIV>Hello Dale,</DIV>
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<DIV>I think my Shigeru Kawai SK3 has the same troubles that you =
describes. Some
pops in octave 5 & 6, some notes having weak projection of sound at
pianissimo/piano playing, and need to open up the tone. I checked hammer =
fitting
to the string, everything looks fine. When you say "minor needling to =
open up
the tone; are you referring to "battery voicing", i.e. needling below 9 =
oclock ?
Where would you consider to needle to open up the tone ?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks a lot,</DIV>
<DIV>Stephane Hanriat</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 05, 2004 =
11:09
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Wurzen felt =
alert</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>All hammer
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<DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial>Wurzen felt =
alert:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial> The =
Ronsens are
aligned in the stwy A so I had a better hearing of
them. The piano is tuned & dampers in. Lots of =
pop in
octaves 4,5,6,7. Maybe another light filing or light juice in =
very top.
Octave 3 will improve with ironing or playing. </FONT><FONT
face=Arial> The some notes above & below the
tenor break & also into the killer octave need =
minor
needling to open up the tone. Maybe 4 to 6 sticks with a single
needle. They have plenty of front end pop but no metallic ping as =
is the
case so often with Renner, Abel, Tokiwa etc. etc. Some notes sound a =
bit
choked which could be the felt being too tight or wrong hammer line. =
I'll see.
I suspect single needling in the 11 & one oclock areas to be where =
needles
will serve best. More later.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> <FONT face=Arial>The low bass =
mono-chords for my ear needs more bite, & for me =
it needs
some 4 or 5 to 1 lacquer. The rest is dark but gutsy & =
excellent
sustain is present thru out the piano which indicates appropriate
resilience. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> <FONT face=Arial> The inherent tone =
color is
balanced & interesting. Overall there is much initial sound right =
out of
the box with just a fine filing with fine grades of paper (320--400). =
Play in
will only add to the intrinsic musical beauty already available. A =
slam dunk
in my book.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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Dale</FONT></DIV>
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