<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 11" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5E796.45FDF8B0" rel=File-List> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=purple link=blue> <DIV> <DIV>Brian,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just returned from NCRC, where Chris Robinson gave one of the best voicing classes I have ever attended.  Another good one is Don Mannino's "Hands on Kawaii Voicing" which he co-teaches with one of Kawaii's concert techs.  Go to as many convention classes as you can.  Like most things piano, time and repetition (and a toobox full of disparate approaches) are essential to peeling away the many layers of this onion.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'd also recommend, as a beginning overview, going to the renner usa site and reading Rick Baldassin's article on voicing the renner hammer.  Most of what he says is more or less applicable to any hammer hard enough to not rely on heavy lacqering.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=doepkeb@comcast.net href="mailto:doepkeb@comcast.net">Brian Doepke</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> 11/12/2005 1:34:38 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> JIV-jumping into voicing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello List,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I know that there is undoubtedly information in the archives regarding voicing hammer, and I plan on doing research there, but do you have any recommendations on voicing tools? <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN class=GramE>1 needle vs. More than 1 needle?</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><SPAN class=GramE>Brands?</SPAN> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN class=GramE>Styles?</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>What about the adjustable voicing tool that saw advertised? <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Is that a worthwhile investment?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Also, I am confused as to the location of where to needle the hammer <SPAN class=GramE>( I’ll</SPAN> check other sources as well). <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have heard a variety of locations <SPAN class=GramE>( side</SPAN>, slightly on top, never on top???). <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am open to knowledgeable and experienced replies <SPAN class=GramE>( aren’t</SPAN> we all?)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Jester size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Jester; mso-no-proof: yes">Brian P. Doepke</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">AAA PianoWorks</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">260-432-2043</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">260-417-1298</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>