PS We were talking about what hammers to use is very large halls. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57@insightbb.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:34 PM Subject: Re: Eric Schandall on Lacquer Voicing > Hi Ric, > > Interesting. I friend of mine, who shall remain anonymous, told me that > the > un-lacquered type hammers (over here) won't do for orchestral pianos. His > university had a well known person hang a set of well known hammers and it > was of everyone's opinion (who heard the pianos), that the piano without > the > NY Steinway hammers just didn't cut it with an orchestra. Well, I wasn't > there, but I can imagine that other factors could make a difference, too > (besides hammers). > > Just reporting what I was told. :-) > > Barbara Richmond, RPT > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ric Brekne" <ricbrek@broadpark.no> > To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:33 PM > Subject: Eric Schandall on Lacquer Voicing > > >> Hi folks >> >> Some of you know that Eric Schandall was one of the instructors at the >> Nordic PTA convention in Stockholm last weekend. His first class was all >> about how to voice the New York Steinway and included quite abit about >> the >> differences in basic approaches between needled hammers and hammers that >> use lacquer. >> >> First and foremost, I have to say I was very gratified to hear that >> Steinway NY does NOT use lacquer because it is supposed to be an easier >> approach. Upon asking him directly about the ease question, he answered >> that all in all its about the same level of difficulty, tho he was not >> referring to the physical work required in traditional first voicing with >> needles mind you. The reason given for Steinways choice in using the >> lacquer approach is because they feel they do not get the sound they want >> with needled hammers. I.e. Eric, and Steinway NY are of the opinion that >> lacquered hammers yield a different sound then needled hammers. He cited >> more power as one alleged asset, voicing stability as another, and a >> larger dynamic range due to the very localized affect of needle placement >> when voicing for soft shift play. Course he didnt really see any >> advantages to the Hamburg approach.. but then he was from NY :) He DID >> state that it was his believe that prior to WWII all hammers all over the >> world needed lacquer. >> >> FWIW >> >> Cheers >> RicB >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >
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