Voicing for a big, dead hall

[Nichols]

At 08:44 AM 3/23/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Guy,
>
>Thanks for the suggestions.  I'm not sure I understand about the blocks
>under the stage truck.  (Sometimes, well heck, most times, I'm a bit dim and
>need things spelled out.  I'm trainable, though!)   And, wherever those
>blocks are placed, are you talking about just for regulation or performance
>also?

Barbara,
    If the piano is on a stage truck, try leaning on the arms in a 
bouncy-kinda way. You'll see the piano move down and up. Springing on the 
truck. That's misplaced energy, when playing. For the average stage truck, 
a small block tapered from 20-40mm will wedge in under the foot of the 
truck and provide a "grounding" effect for the piano. (both front legs) 
It's kinda like driving pins. A pin block jack to the keybed is good, but 
another from the keybed to the floor is even better. "Conservation of 
energy" may be called a law, but by doing that we imply that it can be 
broken, or negotiated, or otherwise manipulated. The only thing that makes 
it "law-like" is the punishment for ignoring it. Energy doesn't disappear, 
it just gets changed. How it gets changed is up to us.

Later,
Guy

>Got out the Pianotek Catalog to have a look at the belly brace.  This is
>certainly a new offering since I've been on Mommy leave--though I do
>remember Chris Robinson doing a convention class (had to have been in the
>80s) about a brace he added to some Steinway because it
>kept....uh....slumping.
>
>Many thanks.
>
>Barbara Richmond
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Nichols" <nicho@zianet.com>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:01 PM
>Subject: Re: Voicing for a big, dead hall
>
>
> > Barbara,
> >      The lacquer and needling treatments posted have been terrific.
> > Remember though, also, that to really get the most power, "voicing" starts
> > at the keybed. Make sure the frame is bedded, and that the piano is
> > grounded. Either on castors or with blocks under the stage trucks. Make
> > sure hammer travel is as long as you can get away with, and the hammers
>hit
> > the strings .... perfectly...      It's like a race car, y'know. The
> > difference is in the tweaking, and every little bit helps. Oh.... speaking
> > of which.... consider the add-on belly brace from PianoTek, also. Another
> > "edge".  Point is.... don't always rely on the poor drunken hammers to get
> > you there.
> >
> > Have fun,
> > Guy
> >
> > At 08:33 PM 3/22/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Ed & David (and any others who may have something to say),
> > >
> > >Thank you *so* much!   Your info was just what I was looking for.
> > >
> > >The small hall (where I worked previously) seated 600--what you heard at
>the
> > >piano was pretty close to what was heard out in the hall.  This one seats
> > >almost 3500--a bit of a change from what I've done before.    :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >Barbara Richmond
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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