Voicing and the Verboten area (Area 51?)

[Stéphane Collin]

Hi everybody.

Me too, I wouldn't finish a voicing job without adressing the crown of the hammers.  For me, it is a way to voice the timbre, as opposed to voicing the volumes at different levels.  Indeed, the first crown shallow voicing doesn't last that long, but then I redo it after some playing, and I see that it holds quite well.  My problem has always been that this timbre voicing steals some power at all levels.  But then, I prefer a charming timbre than a loud banger.  While for timbre (and dynamics), I always start at tweeking a little the strike point, which gives more obvious results when the crown is still untouched and firm.

Best regards.

Stéphane Collin.



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: KeyKat88 at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 6:52 PM
  Subject: RE: Voicing and the Verboten area (Area 51?)


  In a message dated 7/14/2006 7:43:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, dlawson at davidlawsonspianos.com.au writes:
    G'day Friends.
    Whilst voicing a new Kawai K-3 model the other day I got thinking about this age old question of needling the front of the hammer. We were always taught that it was a no no, right?
    Well there are times when you just have to, and this job I was doing required it. By going by the book, I would have achieved nothing, where as, a very tiny touch to the string indentation did the job I required, after I had carried out the 'correct' procedure, that is.
    Am I getting frowns from all and sundry about this, or is it acceptable by some of you to go out of the square? My belief is that as long as you don't go crazy and damage the fibres of the hammer, you are doing no harm, just improving the tone.
    Over to you.
    David Lawson.  Wangaratta.  Australia.
      
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