after touch

[Richard Moody]

"It DID occur to me, though, that the punching
"COULD have a  "psychological effect" on the pianist,
"i.e., create a satisfying "after touch experience",
"allowing his/her's mind to focus on the sound, rather
"than what his/her fingers are feeling.

Some like hard front rail punchings, some like soft.  But the difference
between the two is very slight except for the frp tapered. 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of gordon stelter
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 11:56 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: RE: Oorebeeks Punch'ns 

Richard's point is one which occurred to me after
reading of these punchings the first time---let-off
occurs before the key bottoms out, so what effect
could punchings possibly have on hammer velocity,
right ? 
     But I was feeling congenial that day, and I like
Andre, so I let it pass.
     It DID occur to me, though, that the punching
COULD have a  "psychological effect" on the pianist,
i.e., create a satisfying "aftertouch experience",
allowing his/her's mind to focus on the sound, rather
than what his/her fingers are feeling.
     As human attewntion can generally only be focused
on one thing at a time, this could enhance the audible
enjoyment of playing, making it genuinely SEEM like
the piano sounds better, which still has merit! 
     And this could compel one to provide a better
performance, too.
     Gordon
--- Richard Moody <remoody@midstatesd.net> wrote:
> Then how else would you explain the improvemnt of
> touch and tone?
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> I didn’t hear any improvement in tone much less
> touch.   I would like to see
> this demonstrated.  Lets sit together in the
> audience and you tell me which
> notes have the special punching that I put in but
> you don’t know where.   Or
> you play that piano and tell me which notes have the
> special punching.
> Until then, this is another bogus hype  to sell
> something that has no
> special merit.   But if I am proven wrong I will
> give $100 to your favorite
> charity. ---ric  
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of antares
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 4:39 AM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: Oorebeeks Punch'ns
> 
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> 
> 
> On 3-apr-05, at 11:18, Richard Moody wrote:
> 
> When the key hits the front rail punching, the
> hammer has long ago left any
> contact with the key.    How the heck can a front
> rail punching affect tone
> after the hammer has hit the string???---ric
> 
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> 
> 
> Then how else would you explain the improvemnt of
> touch and tone?
> 
> 
> friendly greetings
> from
> André Oorebeek
> 
> www.concertpianoservice.nl
> 
> "Where music is no harm can be"
> 
> 
> 
> 


		
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