<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:ricbrek@broadpark.no">ricbrek@broadpark.no</A> writes= :</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Replace the hammers and send the professor the= bill.  <BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net<BR>----------= --<BR>In principle I agree 100 %.<BR><BR>RicB</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I don't often disagree with David Love= , but I do here. The original problem was that a Yamaha C2 didn't sound larg= e enough for a particular [large] space. At that point, the technician = has two options:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">1) If the hammers are, in the technici= an's opinion, already developing full brightness when played forte, tell the= professor that the piano ISN'T large enough, and that doping will cause oth= er problems. Sometimes our experience requires us to say, "No."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">2) If the hammers are, in the technici= an's opinion, on the dark side, use juice appropriate to the situation. In o= ther words, if they are just all over dark, a weak drop near the tip for add= ed zing, or if they aren't developing enough buzz at ff, put THE RIGHT = AMOUNT in the shoulders. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">In either case, the doctor doesn't let= the patient prescribe; and it is up to the technician to predict the result= s of his work. It is possible to make quite a difference with dope and still= have it reversible, and it is possible to go part way and check the results= with the client before doing something extreme. I suspect the rinsing will = do the job and not require replacement, but in either case, I'd eat the expe= nse.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Stockton, CA</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML= >