Voicing Down a Yamaha U1

[David Love]

You can sugar coat a little deeper and be sure to set the felt before you
leave it.  To set the felt on an upright, put your finger on the strings to
mute them and pound on the key a few times (you can do this on a grand too
when doing through the string voicing).  I've found that Yamaha voicing can
be made quite stable.  Of course, it depends on the kind of playing it
gets.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


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> From: <cswearingen@daigger.com>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 7/28/2003 12:31:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Voicing Down a Yamaha U1
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> Hello,
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> I did sugar-coat the strike point of my U1 and it did help but after a few
> months of playing, the strike points seemed to harden up again.  I suppose
> I could just sugar-coat every few months but I was looking for a more
> permanent solution.
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> The reason I liked the idea of a alcohol/water solution is that it seems
> like a very easy thing to do.  Those damn Yamaha hammers are like bricks!
> I really had a heck of a time trying to needle radially - bent needles and
> bloody fingers.  That's why the methods that Joe recently posted appeal to
> me.
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> By the way, for those that have used the alcohol/water method, what was
the
> ratio of alcohol to water?
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> Thanks for all your comments so far.
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> Corte Swearingen
> Chicago
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> At 8:34 PM +0200 7/28/03, Stéphane Collin wrote:
> >... Why not the crown ?  I hear often people saying not to touch the
> crown.
> >Do you have a way to control overall brightness without touching the
crown
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> Hello Stéphane,
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> I was referencing the Yamaha hammers only. Not other brands. After
> witnessing a demonstration first hand years ago, and then doing it
> myself settled the matter for me once and for all. Also, I'm fairly
> certain sugar coating will not take care of this person's voicing
> needs.
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> >By the way, why do those Yamaha U1 commonly tend to be harsh ?
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> I tend to hear the U1s' as being on the bright side, rather than
> harsh. Anyhow, that approach seems to have worked rather well for
> them over the years. Other than that, I don't have a definitive
> answer for you.
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> Sincerely,
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> Keith McGavern
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