I can agree to NY Steinway hammers for now...thanks for the comments David I. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Michael > Jorgensen > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 5:21 AM > To: caut@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Question > > > Hi David, > I wrote what I do below. > > David Ilvedson wrote: > > > That is the trick isn't it. How to get a piano to project > without breaking > > up in FFF? Do we just say this is the piano's sound and take > or leave it, > > or do you do something? If so what > > I don't mean do nothing! except if it can't be better. First > analyze!, > think! experiment on one note!, take a break! think and listen some more! > Possibilities include deep needling shoulders, mate strings to > hammers, check > hammer travel, all regulation including key frame bedding, check > pinning, I > assume by "breaking up" you mean the tone is not holding together > at fff. If > you mean it gets harsh, deep needling into strike point, > everything slowly, > thoughtfully. > Hammers and regulation are not the source of every problem, > could be the > soundboard, acoustics, and/or a pianists touch, or a combination. > No mechanic > can keep a race car driver from pushing too hard and smashing > into the wall. > > > > > You have a new piano, it is played > > for a season and during that time what typically are you doing > to maintain > > the voice? Where will you be needling or whatever? > > Keep it locked; Control humidity; Any of the above and more as > needed, No > two sets of hammers respond exactly alike, whatever works. > > > How will you decide when to put on > > a new set of hammers during the life of that instrument? > > 1. When the sound is bad (thin and raspy usually) and no known voicing > technique cures, > 2. When the string grooves are long such that filing would cause > regulation and > tone problems, (too small, to light , or too hard of hammer). > 3. Sound Rules! Never replace bad looking hammers that sound > and feel great. > > We ought to keep this to one type of hammer, say NY Steinway. > The magnitude of > the questions just too great. > -mike > >
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