Agreed. Not having addressed the killer octave much (my majority spinet clients tend not to complain about such details!), I kinda forget about plucking. Thank you, and that will indeed be one of the first things I consider. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:13 AM Subject: Re: Yamaha Voicing > Terry, > While it may be fun or interesting for us hands on types to do all that > measuring I found that it's a quick test to simply pluck the string. If I can > get sustain and power from the pluck but not from the hammer I look at voicing. > If I can't get it either way I verify by crown and or downbearing that the > problem is more complex. Sometimes a great deal can be done with simple voicing > techniques. I like to leave the big guns in the bag until i need them. No need > to scare the customer until we absolutely have to. :-) > > Greg > > Farrell wrote: > > > I will be voicing a 15 year old mid-sized Yamaha grand in a couple weeks. I > > am very much a beginner in voicing. The owner complains that it is "not as > > mellow as it was before". I'm looking for any general do's and don't > > regarding Yamaha hammers. I will likely be using some light steaming as a > > first step aimed at general brightness reduction. > > > > The owner also complains of the "upper register" being quieter than the rest > > of the piano. I asked if it was most noticeable in the 5th or 6th octave. > > She said yes. So I realize this may largely be a soundboard problem, and I > > will measure soundboard shape and downbearing to evaluate that. But even if > > it is a soundboard problem, I doubt she is ready today to put in a new > > board. What if anything can be done to at least partially improve this area. > > > > Thanks for any guideance. > > > > Terry Farrell > > -- > Greg Newell > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > >
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