ETDs, was: Voicing

[David Ilvedson]

You can't teach an old dog new tricks...

David I.



     ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
     From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
     To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
     Received: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:33:42 -0400
     Subject: ETDs, was: Voicing

     >Franz Mohr on ETDs.

     >Question from the piano-consumer audience: "My piano technician uses an electric box
     >while tuning my piano. Is this good?"

     >Franz Mohr's response: "Throw the bum out. Thrrrrroooowww him out!" (Statement
     >made with lots of sweeping hand/arm/body motions.)

     >Any further questions?

     >Now I wonder whether that person's tech was Jim Coleman or the local guitar tuner
     >tooner? I think it makes a difference. I also think Mr. Mohr might benefit from attending
     >some electronic tuning classes at the PTG conventions - at least from the perspecti
     >Terry Farrell
     >
     >----- Original Message -----
     >From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
     >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
     >Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 3:27 AM
     >Subject: Re: Voicing


     >> Yes... thanks for point that out Dave... he made a rather large point of that
     >> himself really.
     >>
     >> Another thing I remember him commenting.... in relation to very hard hammers of
     >> other make... he mentioned he would have no compunction with sending a fat
     >> stick or two right down the throat of the crown to get rid of some of that
     >> excess rockhardness. I remember the groans of dismay amoung the onlisteners. I
     >> thought he had a lot of guts myself... Stood right there and more or less
     >> contridicted most of what is taught about voicing elsewhere.
     >>
     >> Still, he took his reserves and qualifiers. Thanks for pointing that out
     >>
     >> Cheers
     >>
     >> RicB
     >>
     >> David Love wrote:
     >>
     >> > The presentations I've heard Franz Mohr give are for NY Steinway hammers.
     >> > The hammer is different than a Renner type is different and crown needling
     >> > is the approach.  Shoulder needling won't accomplish anything there.
     >> >
     >> > David Love
     >> >
     >>
     >> --
     >> Richard Brekne
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     >> UiB, Bergen, Norway
     >> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
     >> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
     >>
     >>
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