> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 23:58:31 -0700 > From: dpitsch <dpitsch@ix.netcom.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Voicing reply > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org Nope, The pianist was absolutely crazy about the piano... > I can quickly think of a few reasons why a technician should voice a fine new > piano such as a Mason & Hamlin: > 1) The room at the Mason & Hamlin factory where the piano was voiced sounds > different than the room where the piano currently is housed. > 2) The piano has been played. All pianos change with playing. Voicing is > adversely affected by playing. > 3) The owner likes a different tone than what the factory voicer liked. > 4) Maybe, just perhaps, the voicing was not finished when the piano left the > factory. > > pianoman wrote: > > > Hello David, > > Why would anyone think he could change the voicing to the better on a fine > > new piano such as this? Who are these people? > > It seems like that would be like taking a Lexus from the showroom and > > trying to do a tuneup on it. > > James Grebe > > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth > > pianoman@inlink.com > > "I'm on my way towards the mighty light of knowledge". > > > > ---------- > > > From: David ilvedson <ilvey@a.crl.com> > > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > > Subject: Voicing > > > Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 5:28 AM > > > > > > I have recently taken on a new customer with a new Mason & > > > Hamlin Grand, Model A. The previous technician has apparently > > > needled the hammers(Renner blue) to death and the tone is very > > > lacking. Any suggestions as ways to bring them back up. I have > > > lightly filed and lacquered(6 to 1) but still not much > > > improvement. > > > > > > Thanks in advance... > > > > > > ilvey > > > Pacifica, CA > > > ilvey@a.crl.com > > > > > ilvey Pacifica, CA ilvey@a.crl.com
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