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<DIV>Hello Dale, Andre-O. and List</DIV>
<DIV>This wretched Katz (German) upright I tune on stage for Bartered =
Bride is
<EM>extremely soft sounding.</EM> We have removed the front panel and =
the
kneeboard to let out more sound but.... Any one with some ideas to =
<EM>rapidly
harden</EM> these hammers would be appreciated!</DIV>
<DIV>From a sunny Sussex morning in<EM>The Village</EM> as the =
church bells
peal...</DIV>
<DIV>Michael G.(UK)</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </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> Saturday, May 14, 2005 =
8:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Re voicing =
hammers</DIV>
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<DIV> Andre wrote</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
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solid"><FONT
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size=2>On the
other hand, the general principles of voicing apply to basically =
<BR>all
hammers <STRONG>but methods differ</STRONG>, depending on which =
instrument
one is <BR>working on.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><U> So beautifully & astutely stated</U></DIV>
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solid"><FONT
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size=2><BR>)Aside from that, American technicians have developed =
different
methods <BR>and are often more in favor of using hammer hardeners or =
steam
voicing.<BR>It is for that reason indeed much better to ask an =
American
technician <BR>for advice.<BR>The info I give here is purely to =
point out
the difference between <BR>European hammers and American
hammers.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><U><STRONG> perfect advice</STRONG></U></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U> Regards friend</U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><U><STRONG> </STRONG></U><EM>Dale Erwin</EM></DIV>
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size=2><BR><BR><BR>friendly greetings<BR>from<BR>André
Oorebeek</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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