Voicing

[Ed Sutton]

Lance-
You also might check the strike point in the capo sections.
Ed

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>From: "Lance Lafargue" <lancelafargue@bellsouth.net>
>To: "Caut \(E-mail\)" <caut@ptg.org>
>Subject: Voicing
>Date: Wed, Jul 10, 2002, 1:58 PM
>

> Hi list,
> I have a situation coming up that I thought was common, but not talked about
> in detail much.  I will be prepping and maintaining a Steinway D next week
> for a week-long competition with recitals,etc.  Very good players,
> often-times Van Cliburn contestants/winners (12).  This piano has been
> approved to get new Hammers, Shanks, flanges, damper felt, and maybe back
> checks, but not in time for the competition.  The hammers have been filed
> many times, running out of felt with some areas weak, lots of nasty
> twang/buzz.  I have leveled strings, seated them and fit hammers to strings,
> but I suspect most of the problem is in the hammers.  The piano is from mid
> 80's. These hammers have been worked on and stabbed by several techs, so I
> don't know the whole history.
> The Question:  What are some of the common (if any) remedies needed on older
> hammers in this situation.  Do you sometimes have to harden again after much
> needling, (weak areas) do specific needling, (noise) after this much use?
> Are there common procedures followed to extend the usefulness and increase
> the quality of tone in these older hammers?  I would appreciate input from
> the experience out there. Thanks,
>
> Lance Lafargue, RPT
> Mandeville, LA
> New Orleans Chapter, PTG
> lancelafargue@bellsouth.net
> 985.72P.IANO
>