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<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hello
Richard,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
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<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
guess I understand what you are willing to say, but I don't consider =
myself as
mystic at all.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>In
fact knowing how to regulate the clear touch on a grand is an =
equilibrium game
between the different moments and their time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I confirm once again that having the perfect drop/letoff =
moment +
the good medium aftertouch, add a sensation in the play, and in =
the tone
subsequently, that this can only be attained with firm punching under =
the keys,
that these are not heard as knocking or bumping when the piano play, if =
the
regulation have been well done.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>And
that, basically this regulation is only intended to give the maximum =
output
without any loss of energy, thus allowing an optimum control to the
pianist.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I see
no real magic in there, only a good understanding and long training to =
feel the
optimum moments, that are changing every time the key height, the =
stroke,
the springs, or the key bedding change, and that it seem very important =
to me to
know well this kind of touch and to be able to get it back fast , in =
front of
the piano, without having to use a rack or a bench.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Any
grand piano may work with some values, and be playable, but when one =
knows how
to make that regulation , playing became a pleasure, voicing a simple =
task, and
the instrument stay tuned and regulated longer (no speaking of the wear =
at the
roller).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
don't mean other approaches won't work, I just can't see how is it =
possible to
regulate the letoff and drop without this precise feel and imagination =
of what
is happening in the action during the key stroke.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Anyway
the regulation parameters are expressed in mm too, that is just the way =
the
different operations are driven that allow us to gain that few tenths of =
mm of
energy, that balance the regulation so the output is more powerful. As =
Andre
told me , a straight line is not a shortcut, it is only the easiest way =
to go
from one point to another.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>That
does not mean that we should not gain to learn new approaches in action
balancing, better inertia comprehension, etc, geometry and =
mass utilization
are one thing, mastering regulation to a very efficient level is =
another.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>To
feel the tone energy in the key, one may only be very relaxed, I don't =
see why
that should be so esoteric, we just add another sensation to our
hearing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>But
being of the ear sensitive kind, that seems may be evident to me, and =
talking of
opening or closing of the tone have always been =
there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>What I
don't get is why I should not try to have a rational explanation on all =
these. I
believe I don't use "magic" references very often (in fact I should
probably).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>If one
can't hear the difference in tone between a light pressured key frame =
and a
heavier one, one may try himself again, as there are often weak areas in =
the
keyboard, due to lack of pressure on one screw.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>If
that can be heard, once the effect is recognized, it is easy to hear it, =
even at
5 meters from the instrument. That can really be helpful, as the keybed =
bedding
is the true base of the whole story.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
respectfully believe that tone is produced and transmitted in every part =
of the
piano, and in the floor and the walls of the room for instance, and in =
our body
ans skeleton, and I really can't see what is new =
there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Then,
having a perfect control on the ratio the action is giving, and helping =
the
evening of the scale with an optimized hammer curve, knowing how to lead =
the
keys so they give more confidence to the pianist, is certainly something =
I may
dig in, because in fact I need to apprehend these facts, being a =
rebuilder from
time to time. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I am a
little cautious about having a too precise evenness, as it happens on =
some
scales that are so perfect they are boring and lacks coloration, that is =
why I
work much on these sensation driven methods, but they are backed up by =
basics
facts, not really magic.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV>Both sorts clearly have their strengths as well, and are founded in =
that
same reality their perceptions of things allows for. For the sensualist, =
the
acceptance of "facts" like << sound and timbre being =
directly
affected by hardness of the front felt punchings >> or that =
<< the
voice of the piano is sensed as easily at the fingers as at ears. =
>> is as
natural and "of course-ish" as could possibly be. These are much more =
willing to
think for example in terms of aged wood, or varnish qualities. For the
rationalist of course one runs into difficulties very quickly thinking =
along
these lines, yet that same resistance to this kind of "knowledge" =
leads
them to wonderous discovery and invention of their own. <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
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<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
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<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
truly don't believe these are different approaches, the fact is that =
things have
to be shown to you, and that is up to everyone to try to understand the =
reasons
why some facts exists.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>It is
very frustrating to be in this trade without a real good basic backup, =
and one
may be willing to dig in all the existing information's, but when these =
have to
be used in the daily work, I believe there is a big difference, for =
instance
when regulating dampers, between having to think any angle before moving =
it, and
having an appreciation "at large" of what is necessary for the part to =
function
well, then do the job on automatic. All these imagination and feeling =
methods
are there for that, to allow the things to be done driven by the good =
part of
the brain.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Just
what I believe about it actually (after having spend many years being =
sure of
knowing better because I had some readings made).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>With
best Regards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809022723-09112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac
OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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