<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There are some of you out there that would know the answer to this = problem. Need help.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steinway D model, about 18 years old. This piano has always had a = problem in the treble from about F5 to B6.  Tone is hard and sustain is short.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Over the years I have tried voicing the hammers and can balance the = tone, but, to the expense of the sustain, this drops of even more.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Today I had a note left by the visiting European pianist,  = Michael Leuschner (prior to my visit) asking that I voice the treble, especially = between B & B. "The sound is hard and doesn't last long enough" B6 isn't = bad.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I needled the surface area to even out the tone through this = area and the pianist was happy with the result (needs this area as he is playing = Mozart & Chopin) but, I really want to fix this problem and because I now = have a note from the 'teacher' I have an excuse to fix it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What is the problem ?  I have my thoughts but I only work on 1 = Steinway, some one must know what is causing this to happen.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught ICPTG<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>