soft, bass trill regulation

[Barbara Richmond]

Glad to see your response, Vladan.  That's interesting, I'm going to
remember that one.

I'm trying to think of what miniscule adjustment would make the action not
repeat or speak as wanted at pp, yet still repeats well at a louder level 
(well I assume it did at a higher level. Mr. Bill?).  My original thought 
was there must be too much friction somewhere.  Then I thought of the effect 
of the dampers if the artist happened to be "half-pedaling," which could 
easily be the case in trying to control the volume down there.  OR, if some 
small point in regulation wasn't the problem, could it be something like 
leverage, etc. or, of course, the pianist trying to go beyond the limits the 
piano.  Ah, the possibilities.


Thanks,

Barbara Richmond



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "V T" <pianovt@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:53 PM
Subject: soft, bass trill regulation, was: Question for tuner/techs who
play.


>
> Hi Barbara,
>
> I don't play Schubert's Sonata in B flat, but I did
> have a similar problem with a Chopin prelude.  No
> matter how gently I tried, that one note went off like
> a shotgun!  The piano barked.  It drove me crazy.  It
> only happened on my own piano.
>
> It turned out that the action center was too loose.
> Once the hammer was moving, there was nothing to
> moderate the speed.
>
> Some time ago, we had heated debates here about the
> optimum friction in action centers.  My experience
> convinced me that some friction is required for
> control on ppp.
>
> It was a great way to develop a good touch though,
> even if it drove me nuts!
>
> Vladan
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________
> Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page
> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
>
> _______________________________________________
> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
>