<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It does take a lot of study--or, I = should say, it takes a lot of doing and listening.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nick Gravagne, Don Mannino and one of = Kawai's master techs gave a really excellent, clearly = explained class on voicing (Kawais) last year in Nashville.  = </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have you ever taken a voicing class by = Wally Brooks?  Of course, his presentation may have changed in the past = 20 years......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>:-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But, it was Wally who explained it = the best to me *eons ago* and got me going--where the hammer needs to be hard, where = it needs to be soft, etc.  Power, attack, sustain, what kind of = stitches to make with the needles, reducing weight.  I was eager and ready, I = had my information and went with it.  I've found (my = opinion!) that the basic rules pretty much hold true no matter what hammer you're = working on, BUT! the different types of hammers require different approaches to = accomplish those same goals.  You could think of it sort = of like variations on a theme (if you catch my drift).  Of course, every = once in a while you get a Surprise Symphony!  When that happens, you reach = into your voicing bag of tricks (I'm always adding to mine) and find = something that will work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Much luck,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><SPAN = class=140242202-06032005>Always Studyin' but Not Always Gettin' It in </SPAN>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>