Voicing Down a Yamaha U1

[Isaac sur Noos]

Corte , action lying flat, supported, you can needle with force and
not in your fingers (hopefully !)

25 cm is not too high to have enough power on those (short needles 5
mm, but strong jabs).

Hope that helps , let us know .


Isaac OLEG

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> part de cswearingen@daigger.com
> Envoyé : lundi 28 juillet 2003 21:31
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> Objet : 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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