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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Jerry, Alan and List</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let us not forget Roger Jolly's =
wonderful steam
approach. He sent me a copy of his treatise on the subject and I've =
tried it. It
works. Needle-less voicing... worth a thought? Non?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:emailforjc@yahoo.com">Jerry
Cohen</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 06, 2005 =
3:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Modern Tone II, =
the Return
of the Question</DIV>
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[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">On
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Alan<BR><B><SPAN
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Sunday, =
March 06,
2005</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
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AM</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'Pianotech'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: Modern Tone II, =
the Return
of the Question</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P.S. Part of my =
pursuit of
this at this time is a desire to rescue an area Methodist church from =
the
shrill, busy, ultra-bright, piercing, stident, trident (gummed =
up) sound
of the little Samick SG-172 grand they bought. I'm pretty sure it's =
going to
start with some serious string seating, bridge pin stabilization, and
regulation--followed by a session in the back room with those hammers
... under a bright light ... with a rubber hose and brass =
knuckles, to
soften them up. I don't THINK I could make it worse, even with what I =
know,
now. And, no, there are no other guild techs within two =
hours of
here and no local yokels I'd want to invite to help. I am
alllllll aloooooooone here in the elephant ivory
graveyard.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think the =
Samick is
an excellent piano to start learning with. I did some voicing on one a =
few
weeks ago. It was also shrill and painful to tune. The hammers are =
actually
decent quality, and with needling, you can create nice elasticity in =
the
shoulders, and create whatever you want as you approach the
top.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Since you =
are just
starting, my advice is to make some improvement in some section. If =
you try to
do everything, you will get frustrated and lose perspective. For =
example, even
though the whole piano sounds shrill, try to find one octave that is a =
little
worse (or a lot worse) than the rest. Work only on that section, and =
try to
make it blend perfectly with the rest of the piano. By doing this you =
will be
developing your skills at not only tone building, but also creating an =
even
line. After you have finished that section, pat yourself on the back, =
and
leave the piano for maybe a week or two. Then you can start working on =
other
sections. If you work on the whole piano at once, you can easily =
lose
your reference. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We met =
briefly during
Don Mannino’s voicing class in </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial =
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Arial">Sacramento</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. While he =
spent more
time on pre-voicing, he really did demonstrate most of the principles =
of
voicing. I suggest starting with the shoulders, trying to feel the =
elasticity
being created. Work on one note at a time. Make a few stabs, front and =
rear,
and listen to the result. The difference should be heard in the mF and =
F
levels. Listen very carefully. When you hear a difference, move to the =
next
note, even if you haven’t finished the first one. Remember, the =
needling tool
works a lot better than the unneedling tool! Eventually you can start =
working
up to the crown, but stay away from the strike point for now. Use this =
area to
create a nice mp and p sound. The final result should be nice tone =
which has
variety from pp to F. At FF it should start to crash. Then you have =
created
the full dynamic range of the piano.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It was good =
to meet
you last month, however briefly, and I hope this =
helps.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
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Cohen</SPAN></FONT></P>
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Chapter</SPAN></FONT></P>
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