Needling Technique

[jolly roger]

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Hi Bill,
          Use a single needle about 1/2" long targeting the tip of the
molding.
6 insertions per shoulder ( between 10-11 o'clock) on each hammer will open
the
tone up considerably and help with sustain and projection.  The sound will
become fatter and more dynamic through the ranges.  I cut back to about 3
inserting in Octave 6 and above tapering a little shallower.
After hanging just some evening and crown needling is needed.  The tone on
these hammers is very responsive.
With the hammers clamped on the bench, gang filing is a breeze, all dead even.
I have found I can get a nice singing wet sound at ppp.  Such a subjective
subject.
Regards Roger 


At 11:18 PM 6/22/01 -0400, you wrote:
>At 1:00 AM -0500 6/16/01, jolly roger wrote:
>>Hi Dan,
>>              I do a certain amount of pre voicing of Abel hammers on the
>>bench before hanging, then a 330 grit shoe shine to remove all needle
>>marks.  The amount of voicing after, is reduced to minimal in most cases.
>>Roger
>
>Yo, Roger,
>
>Can you elaborate. Are "all the needle marks" in the prevoicing to 
>make the sound warmer or brighter? Any Abels I've ever listened to 
>were warm and lush right out of the box. Do I hear you saying that 
>shoulder needling will send the hammers to the bright (or at least 
>firm up their focus)? And that the amount of shoulder needle is large 
>enough (and predictable enough) that it's more suitably done before 
>hanging?
>
>
>Bill Ballard RPT
>NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
>"You'll make more money selling my advice than following it"
>     ...........Steve Forbes, quoting his father, Malcome
>+++++++++++++++++++++
> 

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