Yamaha C3 voicing

[David Ilvedson]

I would use tradional methods!  Try with a single needle one stitch deep
just behind the string grooves (which aren't deep?), 11:00 and 1:00.  Those
hammers should have nice resiliency but if they are hard you may need more
stabs.  Personally, I use the steam for desperate situations only like some
Korean makes with the aluminum hammers.  Needles will not penetrate.  With
the setup etc. you are not saving time with steam on normal hammers. IMHO.

David I.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jeff
> Stickney
> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 6:46 PM
> To: caut@ptg.org
> Subject: Yamaha C3 voicing
>
>
> Dear list,
> 	We have a 2-year-old Yamaha C3 in a faculty studio that is quite
> bright.  I haven't taken the leap into steam voicing yet, and so, in the
> spirit of Jeannie Grassi's recent editorial comments on Mastery
> I'm leaning
> on the the experience of you all before I jump in.  In order to do a
> wholesale voicing of this piano do you 1) Get the coffee pot and
> steam one
> hammer at a time in the spout 2) Use the damp cloth and hammer
> iron on the
> shoulders or other parts of the hammer 3) Do any of you use needles when
> faced with this style of piano/hammer ( I do like using a single needle
> tool to even things out, but not necessarily for this wholesale
> situation)
> 4) Is the unofficial Yamaha technique of using pliers on the shoulders
> going to produce similar results to steaming or is the outcome
> different -
> tonally, stability-wise, etc.  Thanks for your ideas.
> Jeff Stickney, RPT
> University of Montana
> jpage@selway.umt.edu
>
>