Voicing

[David Love]

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Well I'm surprised, I've hung many sets of D hammers and I don't think =
I've ever had one that was pre-lacquered.  Maybe just the luck of the =
draw.  It wasn't just the tone, the hammers still needed some additional =
lacquering and the felt wouldn't take the lacquer in a way that only =
prelacquered felt reacts. =20

David Love

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  From: Erwinspiano@aol.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: September 19, 2002 8:56 PM
  Subject: Re: Voicing


  In a message dated 9/19/2002 5:39:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, =
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:



    Subj:Re: Voicing=20
    Date:9/19/2002 5:39:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time
    From:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
    Reply-to:pianotech@ptg.org
    To:pianotech@ptg.org
    Sent from the Internet=20



    On a similar note, I got a set of D hammers from Steinway recently.  =
They were definitely prejuiced.  Not sure with what.  Never had that =
happen before.  Is this something new?

    David Love

             David


             Not new. I've heard this for years that the felt is pre =
laquered before pressing. To me this makes sense since they're pressing =
method doesn't provide for  much true compression or tension or =
density.I belive this to be by design. Pre - lacquering makes the felt =
stiffer which helps densify it some during pressing. It's forced to =
stretch and bend a bit more rather than just mush into the caul and =
around tha molding.=20
     The problem as I see it is that the method, isn't consistent. I've =
had some sets that needed very little stiffening solution and =
others...well  Dave ,you know
  >>>>>Dale




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      From: Erwinspiano@aol.com=20
      To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
      Sent: September 19, 2002 1:33 PM
      Subject: Re: Voicing


      In a message dated 9/18/2002 9:23:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, =
RNossaman@cox.net writes:

                 Ron
                 This doesn't surprise me a bit. Ari ,at least in the =
past, prejuiced all his hammer sets with a plexiglass solution to some =
degree unless you specifically request none. He is fairly consistent =
about it but sometimes some get stiffer than others. Great hammers. =
Still more variables ehh
         Dale

        Yet with my soundboards, I've needled the Isaacs down. I don't =
think it's=20
        knowing the hammer as much as knowing the hammer in relation to =
the scaling=20
        and soundboard assembly of the specific piano.

        Ron N









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