Voicing needles?

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> the glover needles at fabric stores, upholstery and leather outlets. I had 
> no luck so I ordered some from Pianophile. Only after getting the needles I 
> found out that they can destroy hammers. They tear the felt.
> 
 Greetings, 
    It depends on how you use them!   If you begin needling with them as you 
would with a regular needle, yes, you will destroy the hammer.   However, that 
is not the way.   After you have a hammer softened in the shoulders, and want 
to loosen the deep core, a single stitch, from both sides, directly down into 
the core from the 11:00 and 2:00 positions, will often do wonders for the 
hammer's roundness of tone.   
Regards, 





Ed Foote RPT



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