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<DIV><FONT size=3> Ron's &
all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I delivered the O to the client yesterday Up in S=
anta
Rosa. The piano went into to an average size room with high ceilings which w=
ere
nice. The acoustics in my shop are fairly miserable & so when affo=
rded
the occassion to hear this new beast in a normal acoustic room the sound was=
even more joyful & yes the tone does not all happen at the attack but re=
ally
grows &holds together in the middle. The bloom is fabulous. The pia=
nos
sound 3 or 4 inches bigger</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I'm hearing the same thing you describe&nbs=
p;in
your collective observations below .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> This is very much the same effect as =
a
singer properly sustaining a note or a Mesa De voce style of singing where
the note being sustained intentionally starts at a lower volume &=
amp;
is then expanded dynamically & then contracted. Only in the pianos case =
the
duration of the Mesa devoce is longer. It's a wonderful effect . <STRONG>The=
sound pressure is obviously greater & dovetails with my voicing philosop=
hy
of power without noise.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> The client was ecstatic. He's always owned t=
he
piano. He said " It never sounded like that" & a custom balanced ac=
tion
allowed him complete access to tonal variety he never knew
before.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I was just really getting familiar with the actio=
n
,myself & what I could do given my limited ability</FONT> <FO=
NT
size=3>& it was time to go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> As we left he said I guess it's a good thing=
those
-----------'s dropped the piano otherwise this wouldn't have
happened.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> All in all It's a lot of
fun.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><=
FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000>Ron N=
wrote:<BR>>I've noticed this too. My current thinking is that the dyein=
g of
<BR>>tone in the middle of the envelope is more noticeable than the hig=
h
<BR>>volume in the attack. <STRONG><U>A lower attack volume, and a high=
er
middle <BR>>volume is perceived as a more powerful tone</U></STRONG>. A=
t
least that's <BR>>Thursday's take. We tend to evaluate impressions of t=
he
total, <BR>>rather than to break it down
chronologically.<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> Ron Overs</DIV>
<DIV> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial
color=#000000>Yes, that's been my own interpretation also. I agree that ou=
r
brains <BR>tend to average stuff out.<BR></DIV></FONT>
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