Voicing M&H BB

[Tom Servinsky]

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Terry,
You are ripe to start sitting in on Wally Brooks' voicing class. =
Actually voicing is very measurable and understandable once the audible =
premises are understood.
Some examples:
l. Does the initial attack ( the sound at the beginning of the sound) =
resemble "ta", "ba", or "whah". In other words, ta would resemble a hard =
hammers, ba would be a medium ( by choice), or whah, a pillow.
Through voicing procedures those attacks can be adjusted up or down to =
suit. Each type of hammers requires different techniques to affect the =
outcome.  Another reason to know the hammers you use.
2. Shape of sustain. Imagine the image of a bomb exploding...the impact, =
then the smoke rising, than a plume. The hammer impacting the string can =
create something of that image, first the impact, than a plume of sound, =
than a fall in volume, than a second rise in volume.
This is probably the most fascinating and affecting part of voicing =
which makes a piano sing. That second rise is not always present, even =
in good pianos with good hammers.  It's the voicer's job to bring that =
affect out of the hammers.  Again, most hammers, due to their design and =
construction, will require different techniques to get the end result.
Anyhow those are few the important measurable things which can help you =
with understanding voicing.
Tom Servinsky,RPT
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:43 PM
  Subject: Re: Voicing M&H BB


  In a message dated 10/25/01 1:20:19 AM !!!First Boot!!!, =
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:=20



    What I am asking here is for=20
    some input on direction. Is a liquid hardener the way to start, =
etc., etc.?=20
    Any thoughts are welcome.=20

    I'm not afraid to put a soundboard in a piano, but voicing scares me =
- I=20
    can't hold it in my hand, I can't measure it, I can't cut it, I =
can't glue=20
    it!=20

    Terry Farrell=20



  The best way to make this piano sound better is to replace the =
hammers. This way you can cut them, you can hold them in your hand, and =
you can glue them. Try Ables or Renners. Anything but the green monsters =
from hell will make this piano sing.=20

  Wim=20



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