No needling here: to steam, or not to steam?

[Richard Brekne]

Congrats there Dave.... its always fun to come out shinning leaving the 
customer perfectly delighted. This has been a neat episode in the daily 
dailies of Pianotech IMHO.  From start to finish.  Good question, lots 
of good ideas to make you think, and a happy ending, which reflects 
nicely on youself in all regards.

Well done !  As far as the arm (and back) is concerned... you get 
stronger and more efficient as time goes by and you practice more.  That 
said... A full needling session is going to work your body no way around 
it.  Take a breather from time to time... get up and stretch... 
whatever.  The Jahn needling tool is very popular over here.. I suppose 
there is a similiar one availiable there.  I've been using a Yamaha tool 
and find that comfortable enough.  Get a good voicing block as well... I 
like very much using a small one for only 5 hammers at a time.

Cheers

RicB


Piannaman@aol.com wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I went to check out the M and H yesterday......  
>
> When I was done with the initial stab-fest, the entire character of 
> the piano had changed.  I did some touch up to even things a bit, 
> though it was still less than perfect before I ran out of time. 
>  Nonetheless, it was enjoyable to play again, and the owner was 
> thrilled to have her "old piano" back.  
>
> So it was a happy ending, and I was pleased to not have to resort to 
> chemical warfare.  The only one not thrilled by the whole deal was my 
> right arm, which was extremely tired from using my little generic 
> voicing tool--a boy doing a man's work, one might say. 
>  Recommendations for a good voicing tool, please??   Renner's seems 
> like a very sturdy and practical instrument.
>
> Thanks again for all of the input, folks!  It's been a very 
> instructive few days.
>
> Dave Stahl
>
> In a message dated 4/20/04 8:03:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> Piannaman@aol.com writes:
>