<!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 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>OK, I confess, if the tuning<BR>is in the ball park and the = voicing is like granite, I'll do a "general<BR>voicing" before I tune........<BR><BR>Barbara,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>I was taught to make sure the piano was in good regulation and tuning BEFORE doing any = voicing! I've found, that many "voicing" problems are resolved by making sure = everything is up to snuff, before reaching for my voicing kit.<G> Also, I've = seen some classes that have proved out that with good regulation, hammer/string</FONT> <FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>matching and JUST tuning, the piano starts to sound better!<G> In the same vein, = trying to regulate before the action is in good mechanical condition, is like = "herding cats", IMO. Something to think about.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>Best Regards,</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>