Convention musings

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In a message dated 7/27/1999 1:23:24 PM, Lance wrote:

<<so voice before you tune.>>

Lance;
  This is really the wrong message to get from Rogers class, in my opinion.  
Of course it may also be a chicken and egg question. :-)
  I don't know how to voice a hammer to A440, or 442, and I don't know anyone 
else who does either though..........so I must be in excellent company.
  But in my view the 'pitch'/'temperament' is the standard setter not the 
condition of the hammer thingee.  Of course when we voice, using whatever 
method, we are changing the strings reaction to the hammer strike and it is 
through minipulation of the hammer/felt that we acheive the desired result 
and not by changing pitch/temperament on the piano.  While it is possible to 
do a "rough" pre voicing on a set of hammers it is, in my opinion, impossible 
to do a good final voicing unless the piano is in as good a condition tuning 
wise as is possible.........all things being taken into account.

  Now as a disclaimer.............if the "voice before tuning" was a tongue 
in cheek remark......disregard my comments above :-)
Jim Bryant (FL)