Yamaha Voicing

[Farrell]

Agreed. Not having addressed the killer octave much (my majority spinet
clients tend not to complain about such details!), I kinda forget about
plucking. Thank you, and that will indeed be one of the first things I
consider.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: Yamaha Voicing


> Terry,
>     While it may be fun or interesting for us hands on types to do all
that
> measuring I found that it's a quick test to simply pluck the string. If I
can
> get sustain and power from the pluck but not from the hammer I look at
voicing.
> If I can't get it either way I verify by crown and or downbearing that the
> problem is more complex. Sometimes a great deal can be done with simple
voicing
> techniques. I like to leave the big guns in the bag until i need them. No
need
> to scare the customer until we absolutely have to. :-)
>
> Greg
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> > I will be voicing a 15 year old mid-sized Yamaha grand in a couple
weeks. I
> > am very much a beginner in voicing. The owner complains that it is "not
as
> > mellow as it was before". I'm looking for any general do's and don't
> > regarding Yamaha hammers. I will likely be using some light steaming as
a
> > first step aimed at general brightness reduction.
> >
> > The owner also complains of the "upper register" being quieter than the
rest
> > of the piano. I asked if it was most noticeable in the 5th or 6th
octave.
> > She said yes. So I realize this may largely be a soundboard problem, and
I
> > will measure soundboard shape and downbearing to evaluate that. But even
if
> > it is a soundboard problem, I doubt she is ready today to put in a new
> > board. What if anything can be done to at least partially improve this
area.
> >
> > Thanks for any guideance.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
>
> --
> Greg Newell
> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
>
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