This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Terry, You are ripe to start sitting in on Wally Brooks' voicing class. = Actually voicing is very measurable and understandable once the audible = premises are understood. Some examples: l. Does the initial attack ( the sound at the beginning of the sound) = resemble "ta", "ba", or "whah". In other words, ta would resemble a hard = hammers, ba would be a medium ( by choice), or whah, a pillow. Through voicing procedures those attacks can be adjusted up or down to = suit. Each type of hammers requires different techniques to affect the = outcome. Another reason to know the hammers you use. 2. Shape of sustain. Imagine the image of a bomb exploding...the impact, = then the smoke rising, than a plume. The hammer impacting the string can = create something of that image, first the impact, than a plume of sound, = than a fall in volume, than a second rise in volume. This is probably the most fascinating and affecting part of voicing = which makes a piano sing. That second rise is not always present, even = in good pianos with good hammers. It's the voicer's job to bring that = affect out of the hammers. Again, most hammers, due to their design and = construction, will require different techniques to get the end result. Anyhow those are few the important measurable things which can help you = with understanding voicing. Tom Servinsky,RPT ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:43 PM Subject: Re: Voicing M&H BB In a message dated 10/25/01 1:20:19 AM !!!First Boot!!!, = mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:=20 What I am asking here is for=20 some input on direction. Is a liquid hardener the way to start, = etc., etc.?=20 Any thoughts are welcome.=20 I'm not afraid to put a soundboard in a piano, but voicing scares me = - I=20 can't hold it in my hand, I can't measure it, I can't cut it, I = can't glue=20 it!=20 Terry Farrell=20 The best way to make this piano sound better is to replace the = hammers. This way you can cut them, you can hold them in your hand, and = you can glue them. Try Ables or Renners. Anything but the green monsters = from hell will make this piano sing.=20 Wim=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/81/f9/e2/f0/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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