"Hammer Technique"

[Kenneth W. Burton]

	Jonathan,

	Get my book, "DIFFERENT STROKES". Randy sells it as one of his
textbooks. Then, if you have questions which I might be able to answer,
email me at kwburton@cadvision.com

	Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta

On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 YouthPage8@AOL.COM wrote:

> 
> 	As a student of the Randy Potter School of Piano technology, and having been
> tutored under two different technicians, one an RPT and one not, I thought
> that I knew all there was to know about "Hammer Technique"... or at least knew
> enough to get by.   Now more than ever, I am concerned that i improve my
> hammer technique.  Is there any special technique that is used on Grand
> pianos?  On uprights I was always taught to bring pitch up by pulling up
> (right) with the hammer, and then lower pitch by going out (towards you) and
> down (left) with the hammer.  How much do you go out?  Do you apply a lot of
> pressure out to set the pin in the cradle?  Or is it going just slightly out
> with most of the force downward to lower pitch?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jonathan Hoover
>