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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marcel,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could you describe it in some =
detail? Is
there a picture of one somewhere? Does it look goofy? =
:-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mcpiano@videotron.ca =
href="mailto:mcpiano@videotron.ca">Marcel
Carey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 30, 2004 =
4:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Big Hammers</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=448412021-30082004><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Barbara.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=448412021-30082004><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>Have
you thought about a bottom lid for this piano. I've installed one in a =
difficult hall and had great result. You only need sound reflective =
material
that is installed below the piano with an angle about the same as the =
top lid.
It can be tried easily. We had listeners with eyes closed and a =
technician
removing and installing the bottom lid, and all were unanimous about =
the sound
outpout increase in the hall.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=448412021-30082004><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Marcel Carey, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff
size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Barbara
Richmond<BR><B>Sent:</B> August 30, 2004 1:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Big Hammers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some of you may remember the thread =
last
spring, voicing for a big, dead, hall. Still waiting for the
bureaucracy to make up their minds, but in the mean time I've been =
thinking
a lot about the project and I'd like to have a chat about hammer =
size.
The hall is huge (3500 seats or so), has lots of carpet and poses a
challenge for the piano's projection.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I won't go into all the piano's =
issues (of
which it has quite a few and I can deal with them), but there =
is one
area I'd like to hear your opinions. Right now, the piano =
(Steinway D)
has the biggest hammers on it that I've ever seen. Is it =
a fact
that BIG hammers will help power and projection, especially in a =
problem
setting like this? A friend has recommended that I =
"leave them
big." Some days I agree with him and on others, I don't. =
Of
course, I won't really know what's going to work until I dig in, but =
I'd
just like to hear what your experience has been.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond,
RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>