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<DIV> <FONT size=3>David A. &Stephane</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> So many details so little time ehh?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Yes, David I agree develop a tonal memory & d=
ecide
how to get what your ears cry out for in the music this tone produces.
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<DIV><FONT size=3> Stephane,I'll also add that strike point is so
overlooked in the prevoicing process I think one could teach a class about
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> It doesn't matter what you do to the hammer=
if
the thing isn't hitting the right spot on the string. I find I must tweak ev=
ery
set of hammers I install in the top two trebles & it isn't just stwys. I=
t's
Webers& Bechsteins & Masons etc. you want the most tone from these
sections then learn that 1 mm is a mile. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Most t<STRONG>reble</STRONG> hammer lines are
frequently not a line at all but a slight curve,hoseshoe or lines that =
run
in then out. I opened another can o Worms huh?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Consider that the string heights in many brands of=
pianos varies significantly like as much as 3 to4 mm end to end ye=
t
the factory standard boring spec doesn't allow for this at all to my
observations. So if all hammers are bored the same in a given
set the treble will be overstriking or understriking & an
inaccurate strike point result. More fun is uneven & whacky regulation &=
amp;
varying geometric relationships.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
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=2>Hello
Dave.<BR><BR>In addition to what you said, I would like to bring up the we=
ight
of the <BR>hammer (considered as a voicing issue) and the strike point
(considered in <BR>the same way). I believe that those two variables=
affect much what happens <BR>when you put your needles in the hammer
felt. Not to mention, of course, <BR>how the acoustic body responds =
to
all this, because at voicing time, it is <BR>too late to alter that.<BR>Do=
es
anyone have guide lines as how to diagnose a too heavy or too light <BR>ha=
mmer
on basis of the sound it produces (instead of on basis of weight <BR>contr=
ol)
?<BR><BR>Best regards<BR><BR>Stéphane Collin<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DI=
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