<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone a suggestion concerning how to = voice or better how not to voice an old Steinway grand (220 cm) of = 1867?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a beautifull =  American Steinway and has been purchased by the museum of instruments in Brussels. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The hammers have blue and yellow = untherfelt and are  not in to bad condition, but the sound is a little = to aggressive. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Probably that with new and well voiced = hammers this piano should have an incredible sound, but they don't want those hammers = to be changed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I suppose that voicing to much could = mean ruining the hammers? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Should I risk  deep = needling?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pierre Gevaert</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Belgium.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>