He did mix it himself but unfortunately didn’t elaborate on the contents too much. You may be able to find a good voicer by looking for a referral from the top piano teachers in your area, or through a Steinway dealer, or a college with a serious music department. With a couple of hours of work the piano was transformed, but it took some serious effort. Interestingly the tuning (which is what he called me for) was not too shabby. I had a new Steinway B client this past week and the tone was crap: Hammers seemed to have too much lacquer in them, strings were not properly leveled, and the hammers were not even close to being fitted to the strings. In my experience, it is a minority of piano technicians that earnestly pursue voicing. Just like with doctors, it doesn't hurt to get a second opinion (other than a little to your wallet). In regards to the lacquer sold by Steinway parts department: Recently they did start offering it for sale pre-mixed.īut, ultimately, how do you like the sound of your piano? It sounds like you don't have complete trust in your tech.
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Ken also has a link to a free version of the class on his website: https:/ / / classes/ b72miniclass/Īnyone interested in voicing should check it out! For PTG members there is a very good webinar on its use by my colleague Ken Eschete in the "PTG Academy" section of I agree with Chris Chernobieff that B72 plastic dissolved in alcohol is a beautiful and friendly alternative to lacquer + lacquer thinner or acetone. Every technician has their own approach to this work. Sometimes it is necessary to completely saturate the entire hammer, sometimes you just add some to the strike point, sometimes the shoulders. Almost always new Steinway hammers are going to need some lacquer. I mean no disrespect to the OP, but clients almost always misunderstand, misinterpret, exaggerate, or distort what we, as technicians, do or say. There is so much that we don't know about this situation except this:
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