S&S Hammers

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Terry,
             If you can get to Saskatoon, I will be doing a small hands on
class in June.
 4 Techs max. 3 days. A fishing trip in The Pas could be exchanged. for the
service.
 Contact me early if interested.
Roger



At 01:21 PM 19/01/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi gang,
>
>Just where can one learn about voicing? I have read the little bit available
>in Reblitz's book and "Grand Voicing" by Dietz, but there doesn't seem to be
>much available on the subject. I have experimented somewhat with needles,
>steaming, ironing and juicing on my own pianos with mixed results. Being 400
>miles from the nearest RPT makes it somewhat difficult to get any
instruction.
>
>Cheers
>
>Terry Beckingham
>
>At 01:23 PM 1/19/00 EST, you wrote:
>>
>>In a message dated 1/19/2000 10:06:47 AM, Mike J. wrote:
>>
>><<"It would be nice if those who've mastered genuine steinway hammers would
>>share and quantify exact methods and results.  This may be a dumb or
>>impossible request as every piano is different">>
>>(performance venue oriented)
>>
>> Michael;
>> This ain't a "dumb" request though it may well be a nigh on to 
>>an "impossible" one :-)
>>
>> With all the different hammer shape configuration favorites, not to
mention 
>>voicing techniques ranging from needles to pliers, to ironing, to steaming, 
>>and disregarding the veritable flood of chemicals used to voice, i.e.
plastic 
>>solution, laquer, sealer, shellac, etc. I know I am stay confused :-)  
>>  While each practitioner of the various methods swears by 'their' shape, 
>>voicing, hardening and each, in general, produce some acceptable 
>>sounds.........I ain't gonna say which is the best way or even the
'accepted' 
>>way cause it varies soooo much from piananner to piananner.  
>>  Other than the generally accepted varying "pear shape", S&S hammer work 
>>seems to solidify around the principle of 'if it works just do it'.  
>>The same may be said of other hammers as well of course :-)
>>
>> Good luck and I would also like to see a definitive 'generic' performance 
>>approach.
>>Jim Bryant (FL)
>>
>>
>>
> 
Roger Jolly
Saskatoon, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505