[pianotech] idol voicing

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

James Johnson wrote:
>  
> 
>     A few years back, I went throught the Steinway factory training and
>     they took us to Steinway hall to see the concert pianos.  There was
>     one D there that was so bright and harsh that I wondered how it
>     could even be tuned.  They told us that it was the most chosen of
>     all the pianos by the performers.  Go figure.
>      
>     I have also noticed that the pianists in the mega church venues (the
>     ones with the drum sets and guitars on the platform in the
>     sanctuary) also want that horrible sound.  Perhaps it's so they can
>     hear themselves over all the amplified music they are trying to
>     blend with.  These pianos are frequently string breakers as well.


I think this comes under the Nossaman Law of String Breakage - That the 
number and frequency of string breakage is directly proportional to the 
length of the name of the church. (at least that's how I remember it, Ron)


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Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician
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