Voicing

[kam544@earthlink.net]

>Hi,
>        I heard so much talk about voicing and would appreciate if you could
>tell me what it is and under what circumstances a piano would need to be
>"voiced".  Can my tuner do the job or does it require a specialist to do it?
>
>Regards,
>PHILIP

What is voicing:
In a nutshell voicing is the adjustment of a piano's tone or quality of
sound.  Tuning, regulation, spacing and fitting the hammers to the strings,
needling and/or filing are some of the items that can affect quality of a
piano's tone or sound.

Circumstances to have a piano voiced:
When you are unhappy with the piano's tone or quality of sound.

Voicing a piano usually requires an individual thoroughly grounded in the
principles of piano tuning, regulation and voicing.  Each piano service
person has their strengths and weaknesses in the areas.  Finding the ones
that can deliver from the ones who can't is an art form in and of itself.

Keith McGavern
kam544@earthlink.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA