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<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>In too
brilliant rooms it is not easy to voice down, probably impossible in
fact.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>If the
lower part of the hammer is packed down ad rigid because of the use and =
the
dryness of the air you should eventually treat them back to life as =
if they
were new.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>in
1987 I am not sure that CFIII hammers where as good as the actual ones, =
that are
clearly on the mellow side by my standards, but at this stage , the C7 =
is
probably mellower.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Nowadays high shoulder needling , if the top of the hammer is =
not lively,
product not really long lasting results (if needled too softly too) . On =
the
other hand, even if you bring back some energy there, on old hammers, =
your job
will not hold as much as on recent ones.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>It is
usual to bring back some tension from below before treating the high =
zones,
sometime, you eventually realize that the top have been too much =
needled, and
that you may shave a bit to keep some energy active =
there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>If the
voicing don't last it is because only the higher regions of the hammer =
are
involved in the tone making, allowing the hammer to move more deep help =
to keep
the top active longer, because it does not compress on the low shoulders =
as much
as it is more suspended.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Clear
as ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Sorry
its late.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Best
regards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=538444522-21032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac
OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=538444522-21032003>I</SPAN>saac
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face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> Tom
Merrill<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> vendredi 21 mars 2003 =
17:32<BR><B>À :</B>
caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> Yamaha CFIII =
Voicing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am the contract tech at Mesa State =
College in
Grand Junction, CO. We have a new 280 seat recital hall that has a =
very bright
lively acoustic and is easily overdriven by vocals and =
instrumentals.
I'm having a "dickens" of a time keeping the Yamaha CFIII (circa 1987) =
with
Yamaha hammers voiced down fairly mellow yet articulate to please the
pianists. They want lots of color with projection, but not too
loud. The piano gets used for solos and accompanying small =
ensembles and
vocals.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I took every voicing class and =
voicing tutoring
in Chicago last summer and the Little Red School House last fall, but =
lack the
30 years experience demanded by the situation!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can get the level of brightness =
where we like
it for a short period of time by </FONT><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>high
shoulder needling and a little sugarcoating on the crown. =
But a
week or two later, the felt packs down and it gets too bright =
again.
I've read in the archives that this piano has a fairly heavy SB =
structure to
compensate for the softer woods in the rim and needs a fairly robust =
(w)hammer
to get things moving. It seems to me that we may have the wrong
instrument and/or hammers for the application and <FONT face=Arial =
size=2>that
if we want a delicate, articulate colorful piano, we oughta buy a =
Steinway
that sounds that way to begin with. Too bad the State of =
Colorado
doesn't win its own lottery....</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is anyone else successful in what I =
am trying to
do and could share some tips? I've thought about putting on a =
set
of Isaac Cadenzas. Is this a good idea? The other piano in =
the room
for duets is a Yamaha C7 (circa 2000). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your ideas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Merrill</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand Junction, CO (where minimum =
wage is a high
paying job)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>