Also if you do decide to use a chemical voicing solution please consider the wisdom of trying only a few samples at a time in each section. Test the hammer for stiffness with a single no.six needle. The softer the hammer the stiffer you solution & vice verse. With Wurzen felt they are typically quite dense & the needle will give you good resistance when going in. The top of the Bacon felt hammers tend to be softer & I strongly advise you to file them up thru 1000 grit paper as David Love suggests. Dale The lacquer I have is closer to the 25% solids and so I'm diluting it quite a bit. If you are inclined to use hardeners on the crown only you might consider the key top/acetone since it needles out easily. Also check to be sure that it is Wurzen felt. There may have been one or two pianos that got Bacon felt. If that's the case you can feel more comfortable using lacquer but still don't go too strong. I must warn you to be careful in hardening the bass end of that piano too much. What you get if you go overboard may be worse than what you have now. Keeping things balanced has to trump any preconceived notion of what any one section should sound like. At least in my opinion. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071007/fafb711d/attachment.html
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