I've not found Abel hammers to be inconsistent as you describe. Check string voicing and hammer string contact. Is the hammer line straight? Can you lift the action a little to try a different strike point? Are the action centers and springs inconsistent? Is the bridge in good condition? Ed Sutton -----Original Message----- From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Oct 23, 2005 8:14 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] hammer juicing If I were to want to juice some Abel hammers on a Baldwin Hamilton, can I get away with just working from the top, not removing the action. I put a set on this piano for my voice teacher who has since retired and sold me his piano. Up to about A 5 they are very nice, but at that point they get a bit soft and inconsistent. I've tried a hammer iron on them with little result. I suppose I could try to use the back end of the voicing tool to compress the felt a bit. Guess that's next before going farther. But I've never "juiced" anything. What voicing "up" I have done was done for Olga Kern last week and I sanded lightly, and pounded the felt with good results. Since it's my piano, now, I am willing to experiment a bit and am looking for advice from people with more experience than I...... thanks les bartlett
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