<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=640210906-06032005><FONT face=Arial>Been in one of = Don's classes (I think he's an excellent teacher) but it was only one session = and more pre-voicing than voicing. And, as you say, Kawai oriented. Hoping to see = Roger Jolly's whole show (only seen the second part of his) at National.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=640210906-06032005><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=640210906-06032005><FONT face=Arial>Hope to meet = you and many of our cyber-pals there, too. Met several yesterday at the home office. = I like piano people, I really do. So how come it can get so nasty on the list, sometimes? ;-}</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=640210906-06032005>Retiring ('till Monday) in </SPAN>Salem, MO</FONT></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>Barbara Richmond<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 06, 2005 12:04 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Modern Tone II, the = Return of the Question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <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><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming = message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.5.7 - = Release Date: 03/01/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.5.7 - Release Date: = 03/01/2005<BR> </FONT> </P>