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<DIV>I'll put his class on my list of "can't miss it" classes for =
Chicago. I
have gone to his "tone building" class and can easily imagine him to be =
a great
instructor for voicing. I'll do it!</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tompiano@gate.net href="mailto:tompiano@gate.net">Tom =
Servinsky</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 25, =
2001 6:32
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Voicing M&H =
BB</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>You are ripe to start sitting in on Wally Brooks' =
voicing
class. Actually voicing is very measurable and understandable once the =
audible
premises are understood.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Some examples:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>l. Does the initial attack ( the sound at the =
beginning of
the sound) resemble "ta", "ba", or "whah". In other words, ta would =
resemble a
hard hammers, ba would be a medium ( by choice), or whah, a
pillow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Through voicing procedures those attacks can be =
adjusted up
or down to suit. Each type of hammers requires different techniques to =
affect
the outcome. Another reason to know the hammers you =
use.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>2. Shape of sustain. Imagine the image of a bomb
exploding...the impact, then the smoke rising, than a plume. The =
hammer
impacting the string can create something of that image, first the =
impact,
than a plume of sound, than a fall in volume, than a second rise in
volume.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This is probably the most fascinating and =
affecting part of
voicing which makes a piano sing. That second rise is not always =
present, even
in good pianos with good hammers. It's the voicer's job to bring =
that
affect out of the hammers. Again, most hammers, due to their =
design and
construction, will require different techniques to get the end
result.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Anyhow those are few the important measurable =
things which
can help you with understanding voicing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky,RPT</FONT></DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 24, =
2001 10:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Voicing M&H =
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