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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Terry, I have =
several voicing
tools in my bag. I know the one you're talking about though,,, the one =
we use
for most deep shoulder needling. I have two really. One, I got from a =
tuner who
was going retiring. Not much help there, so I'll describe it. It's =
pretty big,
but it fits the hand. It's wood, and I put the back end part of it on a =
disc
sander to get a nice flat surface for resetting the felt. Right now, it =
has two
needles in it, which are of the smaller size (#6 or 7). It's not quite =
as heavy
as the Yamaha tool, which I just had to go out and buy. I have two =
needles in
that one which are rather big, like small darning needles. I use that =
one for
the larger hammers in the bass and tenor. I've got a dremel tool ( You =
have to
buy the special little chucks for needles) and used it for a while, but =
returned
to more traditional methods. I use the dremel now more for side needling =
on
uprights. I have a smaller voicing tool with a three position head =
which I
use to do the work right up near the crown with a single needle, (#5).
Sugarcoating tools (2). My bamboo thingee I bought from pianotek. When I =
get
done writing this, I'm going to check out that tool that Phil Ford wrote =
about.
Hey, you can never have too many tools, right?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Probably the best =
thing you
could buy right now is the Yamaha tool. It's heavy enough that you can =
really
get in there and do the shoulder needling you should be doing, without =
having it
be such a job that you don't want to do it. Deep shoulder needling =
improves the
sustain, I have found, and you just have to go ahead and do it,
IMHO.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Wednesday, February 13, =
2002 3:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Voicing Tool
Recommendation</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I've been limping along for several years with a Schaff =
voicing
tool that goes in the combination handle. I'm looking to step up. What =
is your
favorite voicing tool and why. Thanks.<BR><BR>Terry
Farrell<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>