These guys are doing a "one-off" motion that requires a maximum thrust. As a professional pianist, I imagine that this philosohpy, if applied to the keyboard would A) Destroy any subtlety of dynamics. B) Get my tendoms screaming with pain in no time. Sorry, G --- Carl Teplitski <koko99@shaw.ca> wrote: > > When I was 16 years old, and playing football, my > coach once > told me that my tackling left a lot to be desired. > He instructed me > to hit with my body like you wanted to drive your > opponent right > off the field, not just to get him down. He said > that if you didn't do > that, you actually slowed your motiobn before you > got there. Also, > in the martial arts, you are taught to hit right > thru an object, or > opponent , > for the same reason. If you slowed down, it > actually hurt your hand, almost > as much as the recipient of your blow. Sooooooooooo, > that theory of > followthru, in my opinion, is correct. When you > plan to go[ right thru the > key ,] your finger motion is more positive, > producing a better tone. > Same in the golf swing. If you don't try to hit thru > the ball, you are > actually > hitting at it, and the result is not as positive. > There are probably > many examples > of this theory . > > Carl / Winnipeg. > > > > > > > > > > > jason kanter wrote: > > > Follow through is exactly the same concept. It > relies on the batter's > > or golfer's nervous system, which is able to > deliver precisely the > > right impetus at impact because it "knows" the > entire flow of > > movement. The ball is indifferent to what happens > after impact, but > > the arms, wrists, hands, fingers are at their best > when they are > > concerned with the whole fluid movement./jk > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of > Terry > > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 2:25 AM > > To: Pianotech > > Subject: Re: Oorebeeks Punch'ns > > > > I sure don't know the answer, but I do have > one comment that > > conflicts with the statement: "all the motion > that contributes to > > the hammer contacting the string occurs before > the key bottoms out > > on the punching." > > > > That would be the baseball batting analogy and > the concept of > > "follow through". When the batter hits the > ball, theoretically, > > after the ball leaves contact with the bat, it > shouldn't make any > > difference what happens with the batter's > swing after that point. > > But it does. I don't know why, but the proper > follow through is > > critical to successful batting. > > > > I also don't know if this analogy is > applicable to a piano > > keystroke. But maybe! > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > I'd like to hazard a guess about how these > punchings are able > > to affect tone. > > > > Firstly let's admit the logical problem. > If you look at the > > mechanical model, all the motion that > contributes to the > > hammer contacting the string occurs before > the key bottoms out > > on the punching. So, theoretically, it is > difficult to account > > for Andre's claims about this improved > tone. We can admit > > logically that the *feel* of the action > may be quite different > > because of the punching, because the > experience of hitting > > bottom is such a great portion of the > artist's experience. OK. > > But the *tone*? Is this magical thinking? > Or may there be a > > more subtle explanation that satisfies > logic? > > > > The truth, I suspect, is in the marvelous > nervous structure > > leading to the artist's fingertips. The > regulation of > > aftertouch is, let's say, 10x more precise > with the antares > > punching than with a too-soft punching. I > suspect that the > > fingers, finding a much more precise > bottom, are able to > > deliver that much more precise a blow. > Having played and found > > this certain bottom, the *fingers* are now > much more sure of > > how much force to use in the attack on the > keys. This is what > > affects the tone. The artist's touch is > made more effective by > > the clean bottom. > > > > Does this idea play? Or am I making a > rationalization for > > magical thinking? > > > > jason > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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