Jonathan, Get my book, "DIFFERENT STROKES". Randy sells it as one of his textbooks. Then, if you have questions which I might be able to answer, email me at kwburton@cadvision.com Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 YouthPage8@AOL.COM wrote: > > As a student of the Randy Potter School of Piano technology, and having been > tutored under two different technicians, one an RPT and one not, I thought > that I knew all there was to know about "Hammer Technique"... or at least knew > enough to get by. Now more than ever, I am concerned that i improve my > hammer technique. Is there any special technique that is used on Grand > pianos? On uprights I was always taught to bring pitch up by pulling up > (right) with the hammer, and then lower pitch by going out (towards you) and > down (left) with the hammer. How much do you go out? Do you apply a lot of > pressure out to set the pin in the cradle? Or is it going just slightly out > with most of the force downward to lower pitch? > > Thanks, > > Jonathan Hoover >
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