Shift Problems - 3 strings setup

[Isaac OLEG]

First time I hear of a such a setup, I have always been told that the
left pedal may disengage the left string so we have a real change in
tone because of the phasing working differently (the 3 string acting
as a damper for the 2 other's vibration).

Beside the pianist may use the intermediate zone on the hammer before
the left string is cleared (but not on S&S).

Zoreil




> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Bill Ballard
> Envoye : vendredi 25 octobre 2002 03:43
> A : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: Shift Problems
>
>
> At 9:20 PM -0400 10/24/02, Kdivad@aol.com wrote:
> >Bill, that was just a side comment I threw in, I should have known
> >better than to make a comment >without an explaination.
>
> Believe it or not, I actually did that for awhile: decide where you
> want the hammer to slip out from under the LH String, pick a letter
> drill of the correct diameter to drop in between the
> keyframe and the
> bass keyblock to fix that spot in the shift for regulation
> purposes,
> mute out the Center and RH strings, and then space hammers for a
> consistent "just-glance-the-string" sound. Ah Youth......
>
> >The technique I am talking about does not rely on the left edge of
> >the hammer barely striking the string, it relies on a
> 1/32" section
> >of the left side of the hammer that has been subtly
> needled to make
> >the difference in dynamics.  As you can see this is much less
> >sensitive to wear and weather.
>
> Your set-up still hits all three strings, but provides for
> a zone on
> the hammer strike surface which can be voiced completely separately
> from the standard position. A very good set-up.
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
> "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture"
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