I agree, and particularely on Yamahas aint necessary. An accurate visual device shows it well. ------------------------------------ Isaac OLEG accordeur - reparateur - concert oleg-i@noos.fr 19 rue Jules Ferry 94400 VITRY sur SEINE tel: 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax: 33 01 47 18 06 90 mobile: 033 06 60 42 58 77 ------------------------------------ > -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > part de Don > Envoye : samedi 8 novembre 2003 20:30 > A : Pianotech > Objet : Re: smooth delicate and creamy > > > Hi Michael, > > I used to be a *bang it harder person*. Then one day on a > brand new Baldwin > upright a hammer came flying out at me. Is that hard enough? It *is* > possible to get great stability without *bashing* til the > (as you call them > in England) rollers are flat. And yes I tune for *hard* > players. One client > in particular can choose to break a key, a string, or a > hammer shank. Don't > like his playing much--but he does have "control". > > At 08:57 PM 11/8/2003 -0000, you wrote: > >Hello Don Rose > >I wonder if I might take you up on on item? > >You wrote: > > >"Then next mistake may be that you are pounding too hard > on the notes. Learn > >to tune softly." > > > >With this I completely and utterly dis-agree! > >Why? > >The next person who plays harder than you tuned it will > knock it out of > >tune. Who's to know "he" hasn't got a lumberjack for a > friend? One of our > >reps is the hardest player I've ever heard - he breaks > strings on Yams - > >he's like a whole orchestra in the Pit (which is what he's > supposed to be!) > >yet only because I tune harder than he plays is the piano > still in tune > >after a week of such treatment! > >Now... shoot me down in flames if you like but (as someone > else said) I am > >what I am and he is what he is. And my tuning doesn't > wander in the middle > >of an LPO recording session either - so that's something > in my favour! > >BTW IU use a "T" hammer for grands. > >Regards ;-) > >Michael G (UK) must get my five-year-old into bed now in > Sussex-by-the-Sea > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca > http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. > REGINA, SK > S4S 5G7 > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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