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At 09:35 PM 11/29/2005 +0100, you wrote:<br>
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Guy.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Agreed with the control thing.
Foreseen that it goes in both directions : to make a real good
voicing job, you must be able to let the piano take control on you, and
you must be able to follow her to where she wants to bring you, and be
willing to hear the things she could tell you, even if it is not what you
expected. Forcing a piano to sound like you wanted instead of
helping her sound like she is meant to can be disappointing, isn't it
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Well..... sometimes. On the other hand, helping a piano find a facade
that pleases it's owner will counter-act that disappointment,
usually.<br><br>
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Accepting the personality of the instrument is very important in my eyes
(and ears). And so is giving up your own expectations to follow and
match hers.</font></blockquote><br>
I might disagree with you there. "Giving up my expectations"
could.... maybe... lead me to let the piano under-achieve, no?<br><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Best regards.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Stéphane Collin.</font>
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And to you, aussi,<br><br>
Guy<br>
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<dd>Exactly. That's why I always "simplify", when trying to
educate the customer. I've found that most players want control. Period.
Brightness, darkness, charm, etc., are just traits. When selling a
service, be it regulating or voicing or whatever, I usually come back to
that one word. Control. So, voicing would be the service of providing the
player with control of the instrument's tone. JMO<br><br>
<dd>Guy Nichols, RPT
<dd>Ft. Stinkin' Desert, NM<br><br>
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