<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">How about "Adjusting the sound in ways = other than its pitch: attack, decay, and the mix of bass vs. treble".  A = graphic equalizer is the analogy I use (or just bass and treble radio knobs, for = us "pluggers"...).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy--</FONT></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=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</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, November 28, 2005 = 1:52 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Definition of = Voicing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I'm looking to = develop a short but comprehensive definition of piano voicing. So far, I've got:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Voicing is setting the = overall brightness of the piano and evening out the tone from note to = note, while optimizing power and sustain. "</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ideas appreciated, please.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Salem, = Missouri</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>