<!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 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Have we made a thorough inspection of soundboard = crown, shape, and downbearing - front and back? A dead/deformed/sunken = soundboard can easily be the main reason for "tone (that) doesn't ring".</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Voicing hammers on a piano with a bad soundboard = reminds me of the old saying "That's sorta like ??????? in the wind" - now how = exactly did that go?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></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"><BR> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #a0c6e5 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,sans-serif"> <HR color=#a0c6e5 SIZE=1> <DIV>Just installed new hammers and strings in a rather old baby = grand in a church.  Obviously not even going to have best tone = quality.  But pianist is complained that the tone doesn't ring.  I = think the hammers are too soft.  Regulation, downbearing and strike point = are all correct.  Am thinking of using the lacquer technique on the hammers.  Never done this.  Where on the hammer do you = apply lacquer and how much.  Any tips from "experienced lacquerers" = would be welcomed and thanks for taking the time.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dick Day</DIV> <DIV>Marshall = MI</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>