On a piano with good "bloom", do some partials reach their greatest volume some time after the initial attack (like a second or two - I suspect this is the case). If so, is their any general trend of partial development and relative intensity? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage2001@attbi.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:13 PM Subject: Re: Stretch: was "Bloom" > I think the topic is straying from the question with tuning style. > > Bloom would be the 'harmonic wash' precipitated from a note, the expansion > of the sound from a strong presence > of partials produced by the hammer striking the string. A board with short > sustain would not have a bloom, just decay. > A resilient hammer is needed as well. Bloom can be heard on one note, not > necessarily a chord resounding in intervallic structures. > > I haven't heard an Asian piano develop bloom, that whole round tone lifting > as it is sustained; they have a more narrow, piercing tone. > > Regards, > > Jon Page > > At 05:23 PM 3/18/2002 -0800, you wrote: > >Well I agree with your humble opinion. What I am finding is that the trend > >seems to favor the melodic intonation over the harmonic as of late. The > >bloom we are talking about, and I think I agree with Joe on this, derives > >from a more harmonically based style of tuning and a tighter alignment of > >the partials. > >
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