<!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 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Guy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Agreed with the control = thing.   Foreseen that it goes in both directions :  to make a real good voicing job, = you must be able to let the piano take control on you, and you must be able = to follow her to where she wants to bring you, and be willing to hear the = things she could tell you, even if it is not what you expected.  Forcing a = piano to sound like you wanted instead of helping her sound like she is meant to can be disappointing, isn't it ?  Accepting the personality = of the instrument is very important in my eyes (and ears).  And so is = giving up your own expectations to follow and match hers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin.</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"> </DIV><FONT = size=2><BR>Exactly. That's why I always "simplify", when trying to educate the customer. I've found = that most players want control. Period. Brightness, darkness, charm, etc., are = just traits. When selling a service, be it regulating or voicing or = whatever, I usually come back to that one word. Control. So, voicing would be the = service of providing the player with control of the instrument's tone. = JMO<BR><BR>Guy Nichols, RPT<BR>Ft. Stinkin' Desert, NM<BR> <P><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>