Ha! So true. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com> wrote: > "Voicing never ends" > Yes Nick, agreed. And when you think you're done, I would consider that a > good starting point to finish up. > > Al - > High Point, NC > > > On Jan 31, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Nicholas Gravagne wrote: > > Hey Mr. Keith, > > Ah, yes ---- my Kawai Years (as I call them), when Don Mannino and I > made the rounds. > > It should be noted that (unless I am mistaken) the hammers you > reference in that class were hard-pressed, typical of Kawai, Yamaha, > and many others. As you know, the hammers RE Paul's inquiry are an > entirely different animal. > > You say, "The majority of folks will never realize the process you > demonstrated > on a single hammer multiplied by 88." > > Aye, but there's the rub. The more voicing I've done over the years > (needles, juice, pliers, heat, vodka, steam, along with other > desperate measures) the more pointed has become the challenge to > balance out the entire scale such that all tones, especially > neighboring tones, carry, as it were, "equal" weight. > > It is here, in that little fussy and dithering universe, where > nitpicking teeters between art and a complete nervous breakdown. And > it is here where the voicer transmutes into an alchemist, replete with > things giving off heat and smoke and smells, secret potions, tiny > techniques and arcane accouterments. I cannot voice anymore unless I > am in a dark room with a red light hanging overhead. Issac Newton > would have made a great voicer. > > Remember this? > > "You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is > another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a > dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and > substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... the > Twilight Zone." > > Two small drops of liquid here, one drop there, two needle strokes > here, one squeeze there, paddle this hammer but not those three, > "side-voice" this section (wait a second, now how did I mark those > keys again?). Oh, whoops! I just applied the perfect technique --- > but to the wrong hammer. > > Voicing never ends. Any intelligent approach can get a single hammer > up to or down to preference in any section of the scale; but now > duplicate this by 88. This requires the highest level of skill. PTG > classes like this should be at the top of the plan-to-attend list. > > BTW -- per a previous post between you and me --- yes, by all means, > Steppenwolf the band, too. > > Be good. Peg says Hi. > > NG > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Mr. Mac's <tune-repair at allegiance.tv> > wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Nicholas Gravagne wrote: > > … As to overdoing it with the juice, as long as you > > can insert needles (or even a single needle) fairly easily you are in > > no danger. … > > Nice stuff, Nick. > > I still recall partially video taping a class you did in Oklahoma > > on voicing when you were a member of the Kawai team. > > This video is \currently not available due to decisions being made. > > All I could think was, "Wow." > > The majority of folks will never realize the process you demonstrated > > on a single hammer multiplied by 88 > > My sincerest regards to you and Peg, > > Keith > > > > > > -- > Nick Gravagne, RPT > AST Mechanical Engineering > > > -- Nick Gravagne, RPT AST Mechanical Engineering
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