<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">In a message dated 9/19/2002 5:39:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:<BR>
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Date:9/19/2002 5:39:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A><BR>
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On a similar note, I got a set of D hammers from Steinway recently. They were definitely prejuiced. Not sure with what. Never had that happen before. Is this something new?<BR>
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David Love<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> Not new. I've heard this for years that the felt is pre laquered before pressing. To me this makes sense since they're pressing method doesn't provide for much true compression or tension or density.I belive this to be by design. Pre - lacquering makes the felt stiffer which helps densify it some during pressing. It's forced to stretch and bend a bit more rather than just mush into the caul and around tha molding. <BR>
The problem as I see it is that the method, isn't consistent. I've had some sets that needed very little stiffening solution and others...well Dave ,you know<BR>
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<B>From:</B> <A HREF="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> <BR>
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<B>Sent:</B> September 19, 2002 1:33 PM<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> Re: Voicing<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">In a message dated 9/18/2002 9:23:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, <A HREF="mailto:RNossaman@cox.net">RNossaman@cox.net</A> writes:<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> This doesn't surprise me a bit. Ari ,at least in the past, prejuiced all his hammer sets with a plexiglass solution to some degree unless you specifically request none. He is fairly consistent about it but sometimes some get stiffer than others. Great hammers. Still more variables ehh<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Yet with my soundboards, I've needled the Isaacs down. I don't think it's <BR>
knowing the hammer as much as knowing the hammer in relation to the scaling <BR>
and soundboard assembly of the specific piano.<BR>
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