Hi again, once again a direct feed from my Palm- I ran out of gas at lunch, went to the mini-techs, but didn't take any notes. I will prob. post more pictures tomorrow. >> For today, I chose the Young's well temperament for the sampler. Again, tuned in the morning before the first class. For me, that was Advanced voicing and concert prep with norman neblett and Rick Baldassin. full class to capacity. first, well regulated 2 - well tuned 3 voiced for intended use, ie stage, recording, chamber music. power and projection robbers string level hammer filing/fitting hammer alignment/travel let-off hammer flange pinning perimeter bolts& screws string seating hammer density/resilience tuning keyframe fit/glide bolts key blocks tight? jumping ack rail/dags strike point at notes 69-88 string groove setting stage ear vs audience ear - not the same Piano prep lift all strings at contact points to take curve out of wire at termination points. start 6" from agraffes, pull up and slide to agraffe. wire in bass looked to move 1/4 inch high while pulling. At capo, start close to the bar and pull toward the bridge. If doing the whole piano, use a brass tool from the action cavity to push the strings toward the capo. Next, level the strings. Work with the two outside strings to get level. Use brass level and then pluck to check for string level of all three. prop the damper tray up to save time and trouble during this operation. Next, seat the strings on the bridges. (about every 4-5 tunings) seat the front and rear duplex areas. Now, do a fine tuning in preparation for voicing. work in "layers" focus on one thing at a time Techniques for eliminationg bass string noises: Learned from Yamaha cross stitch from the side 1/4" aiming toward the middle under the crown, single needle, 1 stab for each of the four quandrants, check and repeat if needed. Eliminating harsh and loud tones (increase dynamic range) Needle (3 needles, stiking out 10 mm, but only pushing 2-3 mm)using the clock face, 9-11:30 and same on the other side. Pushing in takes less stitches than jabbing. Start low and work up to give proper tension release. Techniques to improve projection and carry hammer alignment- center the hammers to string (done early on before voicing steps) voicing wit the file- take the edge off the hammer(round off edge), doesn't always work. file on the side of the hammer to brighten up a little. If note is dull, place rubber mute across three strings, push down to keep from moving, then play note real hard repeatedly to settle in the string grooves. Fit hammers to strings (hammer block, pluck test) sustain: Use chopstick tool. place hammer in check, reach in , and work 1/16-1/8 from edge , from low to high again - saved for "killer octave" Maybe 10:00 to 12:00 many shallow stabs outside of string groove. eveness - again with chopstck shallow across top final- check the una corda -chopstick-only needle individual string contact points Next on to the pianotech metting! Most just socialized, but talked about some list business, Andy will be updating the server and software, so there are some variables to figure out. It was great to see some faces for the first time. I took some pics, and Conrad gave me a disc that I'll post that too. Onward to the tunelab pocket class with Robert Scott. 3 pocket pcs to use between the 11 of us. Basics of the system from menus to measuring inharmonicity, to calculating the curve. <end> I'll try again tomorrow! Ron Koval _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
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