1881-83 Steinway,#48638, image #2

[Isaac OLEG]

May be some lightening of the tone is expected by breaking the wood
continuity, as if the molding where thinner ?

Try to tap on the head of the hammer with a hard wood mallet or
something, and check if there is a different tone from the one with a
hole and the one without it.

Usually I do that for the last treble hammers, and look for the same
tone, working on the shanks to have the same pitch on the 5 to 10 last
treble hammers.

It is supposed to help for the voicing.

P.S. don't check the pitch with an EDT !

Regards.

Isaac O

Was some stringing braid after the tuning pins ?

> -----Message d'origine-----
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> Objet : Re: 1881-83 Steinway,#48638, image #2
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>
> >Any signs of lead having once been installed ?
> >
> >>kam544@gbronline.com wrote:
> >>Holes in the hammer heads are only in the treble section.
>
> Greg, Phil, Richard,
>
> The holes start at A5 and continue through to C8. The holes
> are clean
> and symmetrical with no evidence of lead, or of any other after
> market activity to my vision.
>
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA
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