<HTML>Tom, et al, Bob Davis covered some of this, i.e. voicing with different hammers of varying densities and weights, at his class "But How Deep Should I Stick the Needles?" in Chicago.  For me it was an "aha!" experience that opened up my understanding of voicing techniques/theory, and started to make clear what you and others have been trying to show us all along.  (Not that your presentation was inadequate, but that my brain wasn't ready to get it yet.)   Great class, great instructor.  Huge subject, too little time. But I stayed awake throughout the whole class! Chuck Christus, RPT </HTML>