Dear Andr=E9 (and List), At 08:20 PM 2/3/97 +0000, you wrote: >>I imagine you considered the problem of stability after your discovery. = Do >>you think that the warm rich tone could be achieved by gentle tuning, and >>then tested by heavy blows? Will the warm tone remain after heavy blows? >>(If not, some pianists will destroy it in 10 seconds.) Did you find that >>stability was worse with gentle tuning?=20 >>Is it possible to refine hammer technique enough to compensate for lack of >>heavy blows? > > Dear Susan Kline and list, > >After shutting down my computer last night, I thought I had forgotten somrthing. >Indeed I should have mentioned that in order to make use of this "tone possibillity" one has to be an experienced tuner. >My teacher pointed this out to me, he said that a compromise can be made by using maximum "tuning pin technique", meaning; it is not (always) necessary to use heavy blows. >Instead, one must have a developped muscle technique, to manipulate the tuning pin with as little movement as possible. Turning the pin with minimal torque is the answer. Feel and hear a "tic!" while using the tuning hammer, try to move the pin to it's destination without even touching the key, and then check. It's Zen . A kind "blow" will set the string. I like your Zen. I've been working along these lines for awhile, but not in so decided a manner. I'll try it. (I've been tuning for 18 years, which I guess is experienced, but there is always room for more learning.) > >BTW. where does the name Kline come from? (Klein?) It is Pennsylvania Dutch, so it has been misspelled for a long time! It would be nice if Pennsylvania Dutch were Dutch, but I believe they were German. (Really "Pennsylvania Deutsch".) =20 > >Friendly Greetings from: > >CONCERT PIANO SERVICE >Andr=E9 Oorebeek >Amsterdam, the Netherlands >email address: oorebeek@euronet.nl > >=89 Where Music is no harm can be =89 > > > Susan Kline, R.P.T. skline@proaxis.com P.O. Box 1651, Philomath, OR 97370 (541) 929-3971
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