The tone in the >>top one and a half octaves turns to a terrible soft, thin sound. >>Remember, the strings and hammers are matching and the crowns have been >>voiced evenly. I have hung a lot of hammers but have never really had this >>particular problem and have now run out of my bag of tricks. This >>performer uses a lot of half pedal on the una corda. Any suggestions? >> >>Everett Story RPT >> > >Check for hammer overcentering (or underceentering?). Or >over(under)striking. Or whatever they call it in your neck-of-the woods when >the wrong part of the hammer strikes the string (usually slightly behind the >very tip). Your description of "terrible soft thin sound" in the treble with >UC shift sounds indicative of that. If that's the case, you'll have to raise >(or lower?) the stack with relation to the strings. > >Israel Stein RPT Israel, One question. Everett mentions a glorious sound with the pedal in the normal position. If it was over (under) centering, wouldn't that also affect the tone in that position? Just wondering. _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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