This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/related attachment ------=_NextPart_001_0031_01C554CC.6C65A730 Brian, This is most likely a voicing job, though I suppose installing a muffler = pedal (or whatever it's called) or taking a look at the room acoustics = (like, installing a rug under the piano, etc.), might do it. =20 Do the hammers need shaping? Do you know voicing basics? How lucky = you are to know exactly what sound the customer wants--just stick some = cotton in your ears and listen! :-) Here's the voicing order I would use to get a softer attack: (make sure = the butt screws are tight) 1. File, shape (or whatever you like to call it) the hammers. = Sometimes, even if they don't look like they need shaping, a very=20 light filing will relieve surface tension and give surprising = results. 2. Either use needles just a bit under the crown (parallel with the = string cuts) to make a *very* shallow soft area or=20 sugar coat--that is, using needles perpendicular to the crown, but = just going in a little bit (the first usually gets greater results=20 and lasts longer.)=20 3. If the previous attempts aren't successful, try steaming or a hammer = softening solution--start with a drop or two on the strike=20 surface--go slow! =20 All of these methods are to get that thin layer of "soft" at the crown. Remember to listen often to the results of your actions to gauge how = aggressively you can work. Good luck, Barbara Richmond, RPT PS Alan, Theresa, hey? Julie (with a smiley face and who claims to be = shy) pops into my mailbox at least twice a day. The first time I saw = something from her, I thought I was getting an e-mail from my = sister-in-law. :-) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Brian Doepke=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Wants piano softer =20 Hello List, I received a call from a customer who has a Gulbranson console piano. = They wish to have the piano "softer". When the player puts cotton in her = ears, then its fine. I am thinking to reduce the hammer blow distance. Any other ideas from you folks? =20 Brian P. Doepke A.A.A. Piano Works, Inc=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_001_0031_01C554CC.6C65A730 An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/73/36/d3/93/attachment.htm ------=_NextPart_001_0031_01C554CC.6C65A730-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 199 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/41/35/1e/bc/attachment.gif ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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