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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="News Gothic =
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic =
MT";color:windowtext'>I am looking
for some more help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="News Gothic =
MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic =
MT";color:windowtext'>I have a
customer who had her long time technician overdo some needling voicing =
on D42
and D#43.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>These two notes are
considerably “deader” than the surrounding notes.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>She does not want to use him =
anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="News Gothic =
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BIG </span></font><st1:place><font color=black face="News Gothic =
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style='font-family:"News Gothic =
MT";color:windowtext'>Baldwin</span></font></st1:place><font
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Gothic MT";
color:windowtext'> grand, just short of 7 feet.<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>I have switched hammers with the neighboring “good” =
notes
only to find that the “dead tone” follows the hammer.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I believe that this tells me the =
problem is
NOT in the strings or action, but the hammer =
itself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="News Gothic =
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic =
MT";color:windowtext'>I have “juiced”
them with a solution of acetone and melted keytops.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>( =
actually</span> I “overcooked”
the D# abit…now it’s tinny upon impact).<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The client appreciates my effort =
so far and
believes that the previous tech really messed up the =
hammers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic =
MT";color:windowtext'>Other
than getting 2 new hammers, what can I do?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="News Gothic =
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic =
MT";color:windowtext'>And…if
I need to get 2 new hammers, where can I get just <span class=GramE>2 =
?</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Baldwin/Gibson won’t return =
calls.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>And I don’t want to get a =
whole set of
hammers for just 2.</span></font><span =
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face="Lydian BT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lydian =
BT";color:#400040;font-style:italic;
mso-no-proof:yes'> A.A.A. Piano Works, =
Inc</span></font></i></b></strong><font
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