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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 29, 2005 4:42 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Self voicing =
hammers/work
hardening</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On 28-mei-05, at 0:33, Barbara Richmond wrote:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>I may be replacing =
the
hammers on this piano. The piano just doesn't sound as =
impressive as
I think it should--which is especially true right now because =
someone did
some questionable voicing (I won't go into that). But, it =
seems like
that's always been the case with this instrument--if I remember
correctly. Have you put Wurzen felt hammers on a piano of =
this make,
age and =
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<DIV><BR><BR>Yes, I have, and the outcome is predictable.<BR>It is =
always much
better.<BR><BR>André,</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would you say the Wurzen felt hammers =
offer more
power that the VFG--consider all things even like, regulation, each =
type of
hammer voiced correctly, etc?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
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