---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Don, Dale, et al, I think Don's point in re: the 3 and 9 O'clock positions is important. Beginning at those points, as opposed to ones higher up, seems to allow the most organic (for lack of a better word) development of the tone without getting too much too fast...rather like driving a car in which the torque curve of the engine is well matched to the rest of the drive line...good, solid acceleration from rest throughout to full-throttle. This as opposed to situation with a flat or dead spot off idle, then a head-snapping mid-range, which is then followed by a top end with no "legs" - no reserve left. We've all heard the tonal equivalent of that in any number of poorly-voiced instruments. Best. Horace At 09:33 AM 11/10/2004, you wrote: >Dale, > >In order to get the most classes out of a set of hammers, I only put 2 in >the piano. One in the center, one at note 64 I think. > >I used 3 needles, long enough to reach the molding (6-7mm), 3 or 4 jabs on >each side of the hammer as previously described. > >It is not as effective in the treble, but still works when the right >location is found. > >Don Mannino > >At 06:46 AM 11/10/2004, you wrote: >> >> Hi Don >> What part of the scale were your samples placed in & how many sticks >> on average was achieving the desired effect?. >> This sounds like the description of battery voicing Andre had >> outlined.. I'll try this. >> Thanks >> Dale >>I put some samples of the Ronsen hammers with Wurzen felt on a Kawai piano >>for use in a voicing seminar in North Carolina a couple of weeks back. I >>think those who heard them in the class would agree that they sounded very >>nice. >>The initial tone was a little too soft, so I first shaped them a little to >>get a more uniform shape (they were a little lopsided) and fit the strike >>point to the strings. They still needed a little more, so I filed them >>with 1,000 grit sandpaper a little up and over the strike point. This >>helped a little more. Finally I deep needled them at the widest point - 9 >>and 3 O'clock, with the needles pointing up towards the tip of the molding, >>but not passing over the molding. This increased the power quite a bit, >>and the class agreed that they didn't need any more. >>Don Mannino RPT >> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/3c/be/c0/c1/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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