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<DIV><FONT size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>You are ripe to start sitting in on Wally Brooks' =
voicing
class. Actually voicing is very measurable and understandable once the =
audible
premises are understood.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Some examples:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>l. Does the initial attack ( the sound at the =
beginning of the
sound) resemble "ta", "ba", or "whah". In other words, ta would resemble =
a hard
hammers, ba would be a medium ( by choice), or whah, a =
pillow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Through voicing procedures those attacks can be =
adjusted up or
down to suit. Each type of hammers requires different techniques to =
affect the
outcome. Another reason to know the hammers you use.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>2. Shape of sustain. Imagine the image of a bomb
exploding...the impact, then the smoke rising, than a plume. The hammer
impacting the string can create something of that image, first the =
impact, than
a plume of sound, than a fall in volume, than a second rise in
volume.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This is probably the most fascinating and affecting =
part of
voicing which makes a piano sing. That second rise is not always =
present, even
in good pianos with good hammers. It's the voicer's job to bring =
that
affect out of the hammers. Again, most hammers, due to their =
design and
construction, will require different techniques to get the end
result.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Anyhow those are few the important measurable things =
which can
help you with understanding voicing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky,RPT</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM" =
title=Wimblees@AOL.COM>Wimblees@AOL.COM</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 24, =
2001 10:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Voicing M&H =
BB</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
10/25/01 1:20:19 AM !!!First Boot!!!, <A
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> =
writes:
<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">What I am asking here is for <BR>some input on =
direction. Is a
liquid hardener the way to start, etc., etc.? <BR>Any thoughts are =
welcome.
<BR><BR>I'm not afraid to put a soundboard in a piano, but voicing =
scares me
- I <BR>can't hold it in my hand, I can't measure it, I can't cut =
it, I
can't glue <BR>it! <BR><BR>Terry Farrell =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>The best way to
make this piano sound better is to replace the hammers. This way you =
can cut
them, you can hold them in your hand, and you can glue them. Try Ables =
or
Renners. Anything but the green monsters from hell will make this =
piano sing.
<BR><BR>Wim <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>