---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Jason, Thanks for sharing your customer's resounding affirmation of your work=20= and the impact that switching front rail punchings can have. In his=20 email, your customer writes "bushings" when he refers to the Crescendo=20= punchings. His comments dovetail with the feedback I have been=20 getting from technicians all across the continent. See: http://www.pianofortesupply.com/cresc.testimonia.html Doesn't it feel good to go beyond satisfying even the most demanding=20 customers! Jurgen Goering Piano Forte Supply info@pianofortesupply.com http://www.pianofortesupply.com On Dec 7, 2005, at 8:49 AM, Jason Kanter wrote: > > Monday I partially regulated a ten-year-old Steinway B for an=20 > extraordinarily accomplished pianist.=A0I replaced the front rail=20 > punchings with Wurzen Crescendo conical punchings, lubricated all the=20= > key pins, applied alcohol to the hammer flanges and=A0teflon to the=20 > knuckles, lightly filed the hammers, raised the hammer line slightly,=20= > and adjusted letoff. The owner called me on Tuesday to thank me=20 > profusely - he loves it. He then sent me this email: > =A0 > "The firmer felt bushings increase feedback and facilitate=20 > consistency. Along with the softer hammers, I find it easier to=20 > produce consistent volume during high velocity playing and trills,=20 > particularly in the middle volume ranges. There is a more decided=20 > finish to the key strike, which I find very satisfying. I also feel=20 > more confident in my playing. It is hard to say how much is related to=20= > the bushings and how much to the capstan and let-off adjustments. In=20= > any case, the end result is a resounding success." > =A0 > / > > || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || > Jason Kanter . jkanter@rollingball.com > Piano tuning, regulation, repair > Serving Seattle and the San Juans > 425 830 1561 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2547 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ca/2f/23/e3/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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