Feeling the Hammers/Richard Brekne

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Richard,
Sounds a little like bone conduction hearing.
Being a deaf tuner ( total loss in left ear 65 years ) the only time it
presents a formidable
obstacle is when trying to set A with a tuning fork.
It seems to me that the resonance of the piano may be giving the testee or
player some feedback that they are interperting into something that they
describe as a feeling.
Some are so discerning about the little things that othere never notice.

Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Feeling the Hammers/Richard Brekne


> Kdivad@AOL.COM wrote:
> >
> >
> > That sounds like another indication that the energy is being transferred
through the line I described, did you disconnect the contact between the
balancier and the drop screw when you pushed down on the repetition?
> >
> > David Koelzer
> > Vintage Pianos
> > DFW
>
> Yep... and once that "connection" was broken the
> signal/sensation in both experiements became much more
> difficult to confirm. Which kind of tells me that when the
> hammer hits the string, some of that vibration energy is
> sent down the shank, through the whippen at the
> dropscrew/balancier and directly on through the key to the
> finger. Enough that it is able to sense by the finger.
>
> I suppose combined with other factors, especially what we
> hear, this has a substantial effect on our perception of the
> feel of the instrument. Hence so many many claims that
> pianist can somehow feel the voice of the piano at the key.
>
> But like I say. A more sophisticated experiment is needed if
> one is to convince any doubters. You ought to try some of
> these kinds of things yourself and see what you think.
>
> Cheers!
>
> RicB