<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Steve, When strings are not level with the striking hammer they will ring out of phase.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One string starting earlier than another as it is hit first and then the others following.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The phase is the vibration of the string. Matching the strings through leveling the strings and then</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mating the hammer eliminates myriads of voicing problems and at the same time strengthens the fundimental of the tone and adds sustain.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>#320 on my site</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=atuneforyou@gmail.com href="mailto:atuneforyou@gmail.com">Steve Blasyak</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Phasing/fazing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV><FONT size=4>Hey now to all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Well my next question is about phasing or fazing? Not sure how to spell it correctly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>I took Roger Jolley's all day class on piano prep, unfortunately I had to leave half way through the afternoon session as my daughter was graduating from HS that evening.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Roger used the term phasing on a few occasions mostly when talking about voicing and strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Could some one be so kind as to clarify this to me. What is phasing? (how ever it is spelled)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Thanx to all in advance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Steve Blasyak RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Orange County Chapter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Pura Vida</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>