Hi, Avery, With the hammer pointing "out" toward the round end of the piano, I continuiously "hold" the hammer in my hand while at the same time I'm either lightly pulling on or pushing away (aka: tapping) with the palm of my hand. I really never let my hand leave the feel (touch) of the hammer handle go away from that control. I know this may sound silly, but it's "all in the wrist action," accually. I allow my hand to "flop" (if you will) to the extent of my "tapping", either away from me or toward me. I keep full control of the hammer "in my hand" while making the tapping, (or, jerking, some may call it), motion to acheive the result of "literally" allowing the full length of the string to "move" at the exact instant I'm pounding a test blow into the key/hammer (going into the string). I'm sure there are as many different "hammer techniques" out there as there are different piano technicians. But, when is comes to stability; when it comes to "setting the string" to where you want it and it not move, this is the way to do it. Hope this helps. Dan Tassin, RPT __________________________________________________________________________ Avery Todd writes: > Dan, > > One question. > > At 08:46 AM 3/9/2005, you wrote: > > Snip > > I'd like to work with this for a while but there's one thing I'm not sure > of. What do you mean by "tapping" of the hammer? > >> I have found that a very light "tapping" of the hammer when setting the >> string right at the same instant you test-blow the key, will put a >> tremedous "force" (so to speak) through the whole string at that instant >> the hammer hits the sting, causing it to adjust, or move - if you will - >> , the whole lenght of the string. It literally will equal the tention >> thru the whole lenght of the string, setting it to a sability that will >> amaze you. I mean, once you have it "set" using this method, it will >> NOT move, I don't care how hard or how many times you pound on the key. >> It literally stabalizes the whole string. > > Avery Todd > University of Houston > >>> Lance Lafargue, RPT >>> LAFARGUE PIANOS >>> New Orleans Chapter, PTG >>> 985.72P.IANO >>> llafargue@charter.net >>> www.lafarguepianos.com >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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