I'm beginning to understand. The grand reproducer I saw had a discrete piece of canvas stretched over the bulge hanging below its...I suppose I mean "her" belly. At least I had the decency to recommend a specialist. Since so much of our lives is spent with pianos, it is good that we should finally get to this. Ed S. > [Original Message] > From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net> > To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> > Date: 7/26/2005 4:07:31 PM > Subject: RE: [CAUT] Wurzen felt > > Thank you for that erudite bit of understanding. It is "of course", but only > to those who know. I've seen two reproducers............. I think I'll just > stop there....... > les b > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of > Paul Kupelian > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:45 PM > To: ed440@mindspring.com; 'College and University Technicians' > Subject: RE: [CAUT] Wurzen felt > > > Why Reproducers of course!!!! > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed > Sutton > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 4:33 PM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Wurzen felt > > Excuse me: > If all pianos are male, where do new pianos come from? > Ed S. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: michelle stranges <stranges@Oswego.EDU> > > To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> > > Date: 7/25/2005 3:01:32 PM > > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Wurzen felt > > > > All pianos are male- so this hairspray nonsense must stop. > > > > :D > > > > (Great post, BTW..) > > > > > > > > --On Monday, July 25, 2005 11:42 AM -0700 Otto Keyes <okeyes@uidaho.edu> > > wrote: > > > > > David, > > > > > > You'll probably find that can of hairspray was merely lacquer in a > diluted > > > form & a well-coiffed can. I wrote about using the "spray bomb method" > on > > > this list 2-3 years ago, with an astoundingly silent response. You're > the > > > first one to confess such nefarious experimentation -- and to publicly > > > admit that it really works! > > > > > > Great for emergency juicing jobs, but can be easily reversed. However, > it > > > can give surprisingly satisfactory & long-lasting results, if desired. > > > > > > I use a spray lacquer (like Deft), and acetone as a chaser on the crown > to > > > keep it from developing a nasty zing from the crust. I suspect that the > > > hairspray was dilute enough to achieve the same results. The thing I > like > > > about the acetone is the fact that it flashes off so fast that you > pretty > > > much know what you have within a matter of minutes. However, your > method > > > was not only Suave, but it was also cheap -- may have to try it next > time. > > > > > > Otto > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu> > > > To: <caut@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 2:26 PM > > > Subject: [CAUT] Wurzen felt > > > > > > > > >> We have a Steinbuhler 7/8 action for a "D" in our main recital hall. > It > > > isn't used a lot, but it is used. A couple of weeks ago it was being > used > > > for a master class and the Ronsen Wurzen hammers were just a little too > > > soft. The sound was really nice, but the treble didn't have enough > higher > > > partials to be heard well over the bass. It sounded muddy in the hall. > > > The professor who uses it wanted some more zing! > > >> > > >> I'm not a big fan of over doping - particularly on really nice hammers. > > > As a first step I went to CVS pharmacy down the street and got a can of > > > 98-cent Suave Extra-hold hairspray. I covered everything but the > hammers > > > with newspaper and sprayed all the hammers but more on the treble ones. > > > The next morning it sounded pretty good. The professor who prefers not > > > to fight a dull instrument was very happy with it so I quit meddling > with > > > it. > > >> > > >> I have to admit I've never tried that before, but had read it somewhere > > > (this list?) and thought that was probably as benign a starting place as > > > any. I don't think it would have worked on less dense felt, but on the > > > Wurzens it really worked well. > > >> > > >> dp > > >> > > >> __________________________ > > >> David M. Porritt, RPT > > >> Meadows School of the Arts > > >> Southern Methodist University > > >> Dallas, TX 75275 > > >> dporritt@smu.edu > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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