Thanks André, See the private post I just sent to you. Avery At 02:50 PM 8/16/04, you wrote: >On 16-aug-04, at 2:30, Avery Todd wrote: > >>Ric, >> >>Just curious. Is Andre referring to the backchecks being higher than normal >>(2 mm below the hammer tail at let-off), or lower? > > >Hi Avery, there should be a 2 mm distance between the back check and the >hammer tail. That is the very very best back check position. > >greetings, >André Oorebeek >> >>Avery >> >>>This brings me to another one of Andre's suggestions... that about the >>>height of the backcheck having an impact on tone. Now this one is just >>>plain weird sounding... I'll be the first to admit it... but there it >>>was. When Andre was up here a couple years back he demonstrated it to 5 >>>of us, and no one could avoid admiting that he'd changed the tone... the >>>openess of the tone on the notes he'd adjusted. I asked the famous >>>Japanese pianotechs Mr. Ono and Mr. Takahara about this too whilst I >>>was in Japan this summer, and they both immediatly responded along the >>>lines... "but of course-- didnt you know that ???"... tho to this day I >>>have yet to find a satisfactory explaination for why the height of the >>>backcheck can influence the openess of the tone of the piano. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >friendly greetings >from >André Oorebeek > >Amsterdam - >The Netherlands > >www.concertpianoservice.nl >www.grandpiano.nl > >"where music is, no harm can be" > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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