This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Well, Phil, I'd be glad to tell you my reason for telling you to stay = away from the steam. The CFSIII is a concert instrument. Steam is a fine = little tool to have in your bag of tricks for the occasional harsh = little home piano, and will help you get it in a bearable condition in = the least amount of time. However, my impression of the steam method, = having used it in the past, is that it will free up the outer layers of = felt, giving you a lot less impact noise, but underneath that cushion is = still a very hard core of felt, which isn't going to be very resilient.=20 On a CFS, you want a great dynamic range, which means that you want = everything to be at optimum levels, a resilient hammer, good shape, = level head, mated strings, concert regulation and all that. It may be = more work, but transforming a concert instrument into what it is capable = is worth all the effort that you put into it. For what it's worth, I like to deep needle down low on the shoulder, = to bring out the sustain, around 1:30 to 3:00. You have to be careful = with this when you get into Octave five, otherwise you can end up = voicing it too far. From Octave 5 on up, use a single needle sparingly. = Once I have the shoulders opened up, if the hammer still has too much = attack, then it's hard on the crown, and I use a single needle up at = 11:00 and 1:00, or at the end of the string marks. That rounds out the = attack tone quite well. =20 Some times it just pays to do it the old fashioned way. Kevin. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Phil Bondi=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: Re: Voicing the CFlll Thanks as always for the tips and suggestions. There's been a few of you who say stay away from the steam..and my=20 question is...why? Isn't the Yamaha hammer the same hammer that, in my experiences, has=20 shown a dramatic affect on tone and voice using this technique? I'm = not=20 talking about making the hammers mush..I'm talking about 1second at = the=20 shoulders to start to loosen things up. I don't mean to stir the pot here, but when someone tells me no, I = would=20 like to know the reason why your opinion is no, or why your = experiences=20 say no..I really prefer the experienced voice over the opinion, but I=20 will listen to both, obviously. ..and yes, FFF on this instrument sounds distorted to me..my test for=20 tuning stability involves hard-playing block triads played = chromatically=20 for 5 measures..it's not sounding good to my ears right now..MF all = the=20 way down to PPP sounds solid and consistent, outside of the voice = itself. Phil Bondi(Fl) _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f2/6e/fa/1a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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