---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment David, David, Dale, Stephane, Andre, Obviously, there are many factors that go into creating a nicely voiced=20 instrument. Hammer size, weight, hardness, mating to strings, strike point,= etc.,=20 etc. =20 As David A. pointed out, figuring out what it is that you want to hear is=20 step one. I guess the reason that there is no definitive text on the subjec= t of=20 voicing is because so many factors are involved, the book would be absolutel= y=20 encyclopedic. It would weigh too damned much to carry around in the ol' too= l=20 kit! And in the end, there would be someone else with an equally valid=20 opinion who does things entirely differently. This is such a great profession! Even the experts are constantly=20 learning--and teaching--new things. We're all infants in one regard or othe= r. Thanks for the update on your book, Andre. Hope you can get to the states,=20 preferably to a CA conference, one of these years. Dave Stahl In a message dated 11/19/04 12:21:36 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 Erwinspiano@aol.com writes: >=20 > David A. &Stephane > So many details so little time ehh? > Yes, David I agree develop a tonal memory & decide how to get what your=20 > ears cry out for in the music this tone produces.=20 > Stephane,I'll also add that strike point is so overlooked in the=20 > prevoicing process I think one could teach a class about it. > It doesn't matter what you do to the hammer if the thing isn't hitting=20 > the right spot on the string. I find I must tweak every set of hammers I=20 > install in the top two trebles & it isn't just stwys. It's Webers& Bechste= ins &=20 > Masons etc. you want the most tone from these sections then learn that 1 m= m is a=20 > mile.=20 > Most treble hammer lines are frequently not a line at all but a slight=20 > curve,hoseshoe or lines that run in then out. I opened another can o Worms= huh? > Consider that the string heights in many brands of pianos varies=20 > significantly like as much as 3 to4 mm end to end yet the factory standard= boring spec=20 > doesn't allow for this at all to my observations. So if all hammers are bo= red=20 > the same in a given set the treble will be overstriking or understriking &= =20 > an inaccurate strike point result. More fun is uneven & whacky regulation=20= &=20 > varying geometric relationships. > Dale Erwin >=20 > >> Hello Dave. >>=20 >> In addition to what you said, I would like to bring up the weight of the=20 >> hammer (considered as a voicing issue) and the strike point (considered i= n=20 >> the same way). I believe that those two variables affect much what happe= ns=20 >> when you put your needles in the hammer felt. Not to mention, of course,= =20 >> how the acoustic body responds to all this, because at voicing time, it i= s=20 >> too late to alter that. >> Does anyone have guide lines as how to diagnose a too heavy or too light=20 >> hammer on basis of the sound it produces (instead of on basis of weight=20 >> control) ? >>=20 >> Best regards >>=20 >> St=E9phane Collin >>=20 >=20 >=20 > =20 >=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/71/b6/e7/4c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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