Hammer squeezing -Reply

[Richard Moody]

 The "contrary" : ) voicing method uses a single needle just under
the grooves.
Looks like you are drawing blood. The felt must not be ripped. The
idea is to unpack the compacted felt.
 Kind of like fluffing a pillow but it is difficult to describe.  The
 size needle depends on how the felt reacts. The shorter the grooves
the better this works.  If there are  multiple grooves from the shift
being out of adjustment or the player not depressing the pedal fully,
this method becomes tedious.  Some times the felt is too brittle for
this method to work. Hmm... maybe fabric
softener here..?

 Richard Moody

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> From: Vince Mrykalo <mrykalov@BYUGATE.byu.edu>
> To: pianotech@byu.edu
> Subject: Re: Hammer squeezing -Reply
> Date: Thursday, March 06, 1997 9:58 AM
>
> So Richard, what is this other contrary method?
> Vince Mrykalo