This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment You are biting off a fair bit to have this concert ready by 8/14. There = are many things you need to consider especially since this piano will be = used for concert work. It's hard to know where to begin because I don't = know what you know. But you should be careful to consider knuckle = dimension of the shanks and hammer weight in a piano of that vintage. = Using NY improved parts (if you are) may work but may not depending on = how the action is set up. You should be prepared to make an assessment = of the overall action ratio as it relates to the new hammer weights when = selecting the proper knuckle placement. There are other considerations = as well. =20 As far as voicing with lacquer goes, there was a long discussion a = couple of weeks ago on the list between Bill Ballard, Dale Erwin and me = on this very topic. I think Ed Foote also made a nice summary = contribution. You might go into the archives and check. Using a 3:1 = mixture might be fine in some parts of the piano, but soaking the = hammers top to bottom with that strong a solution may turn out to be a = bit too much in certain areas. You need to make this assessment at the = piano. Plan to follow up the initial lacquering with at least 2 visits = before concert time. If it takes you an hour to get there each time = then plan for it and charge accordingly. Don't try and take shortcuts = due to inconvenience. Trying to save the customer a nickel usually = costs you a dime.=20 Depending on your experience, you may want to contract another = technician in the area to consult with or even perform some of the work = with you present. You will make less on the job, but the gain in = knowledge will benefit you in the long run. David Love ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Arthur Chickering=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: August 04, 2002 8:12 AM Subject: New Steinway Hammer replacement Dear List, =20 I am putting a new set of Steinway hammers shanks and flanges on a = 1901 model A grand. This piano is on an island off the coast of Maine = which is an hour ferry trip one way. This piano is used by the Fox = Island Concert Association and they will be using this piano August 14 = th for a solo concert. I will not have much time to put these hammers = on and get them regulated and voiced for this concert. This is the = first set of Steinway hammers I have had to replace. I am looking for = some help in the preparation, regulation and voicing methods that you = use on these hammers and any methods that might speed up this job. A = step by step guide would be very helpful so that I don't make any major = mistakes that could waste time. I have done several grand regulations, = but I do not have much voicing experience and none using lacquer and = acetone. I was told by Kent Webb to use 1part lacquer and 3 parts = acetone and to soak the hammers completely. If anyone has experince = with this method or a different method your help would be greatly = appreciated. I do have the Steinway Technical Reference Guide, but I am looking for = more specific individual methods that you have developed from experince = with these hammers. I am afraid of getting these hammers too hard and have difficulty = voicing them. Thanks for your help. Arthur Chickering Associate Member Maine Chapter ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c6/a3/05/1a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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