Voicing

[Isaac OLEG]

Hi

The more vertical you needle the more tension is destroyed , I was
always told., but I believe that low needling just under the crown is
a standard method to obtain the American sound on some pianos, as
creating a not so hard zone under the harder crown. I believe you
treat the hammers so on hard impact some energy is absorbed under the
crown.

European hammers I believe use the underside of the crown as a place
that helps more the hammer to keep its shape, while the shock
absorbers are on the shoulders

The "battery" needling refers to needling horizontally or with an
angle in the underside of the hammer (above the agraffe).

To restore some hardness in the higher regions and under the low
shoulders. As the fiber retract, the tension goes higher, restoring
sustain or adding power.

Many brand voice the hammer totally from the lower regions, but it
have been proven useful to keep these areas untouched if not
necessary, and use them later, as it will be good to have some
reserve.

Standard method on Steinway hammers to give strength

I don't believe it could work without agraffes, or anyway less.

Always impressed with the quality of my post, I may admit.

Regards

Isaac


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Jon Page
> Envoye : jeudi 19 septembre 2002 18:47
> A : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: Voicing
>
>
> At 06:13 PM 9/19/2002 +0200, you wrote:
> >Jon Page wrote:
> >
> > > Standard pre-voicing needle work.  Hammers hung,
> needled in this fashion.
> >
> >Hi Jon... Andre is the only person I have ever run into
> with this order of
> >things. Almost everywhere I look we are told to needle
> first deep and low for
> >power, then middle and half deep for mf, then shallow and
> close to top for
> >pp. The only real exceptions I have ever seen to this norm
> before were a
> >class at Sherman and Clay given by Franz Mohr who more or
> less called BS on
> >the whole voicing world and said its all about the crown,
> and the steam /
> >water/alchohol variants.
> >
> >Are you saying that standard pre voicing is done by
> softening up the near
> >crown area  and then working on deep needling after the
> hammers are in the
> >piano ?
> >
> >Interested:
> >
> >RicB
>
> On Abel Hammers, pre-voicing is deep needles parallel to
> the molding as per
> Wally's info sheet.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page,   piano technician
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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