Voicing reply

[David ilvedson]

> Date:          Fri, 27 Feb 1998 23:58:31 -0700
> From:          dpitsch <dpitsch@ix.netcom.com>
> To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject:       Re: Voicing reply
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

Nope,

The pianist was absolutely crazy about the piano...




> I can quickly think of a few reasons why a technician should voice a fine new
> piano such as a Mason & Hamlin:
> 1) The room at the Mason & Hamlin factory where the piano was voiced sounds
> different than the room where the piano currently is housed.
> 2) The piano has been played.  All pianos change with playing.  Voicing is
> adversely affected by playing.
> 3) The owner likes a different tone than what the factory voicer liked.
> 4) Maybe, just perhaps, the voicing was not finished when the piano left the
> factory.
> 
> pianoman wrote:
> 
> > Hello David,
> > Why would anyone think he could change the voicing to the better on a fine
> > new piano such as this?  Who are these people?
> > It seems like that would be like taking a Lexus from the showroom and
> > trying to do a tuneup on it.
> > James Grebe
> > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
> > pianoman@inlink.com
> > "I'm on my way towards the mighty light of knowledge".
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: David ilvedson <ilvey@a.crl.com>
> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > > Subject: Voicing
> > > Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 5:28 AM
> > >
> > > I have recently taken on a new customer with a new Mason &
> > > Hamlin Grand, Model A.  The previous technician has apparently
> > > needled the hammers(Renner blue) to death and the tone is very
> > > lacking.  Any suggestions as ways to bring them back up.  I have
> > > lightly filed and lacquered(6 to 1) but still not much
> > > improvement.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance...
> > >
> > > ilvey
> > > Pacifica, CA
> > > ilvey@a.crl.com
> 
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> 
ilvey
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@a.crl.com