Voicing for a big, dead hall

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On 23-mrt-04, at 0:08, Barbara Richmond wrote:

> Hi all,
> =A0
> In the past I successfully voiced=A0a couple of (New York) Steinway Ds=20=

> for a small, somewhat dead, concert=A0hall.=A0 It was=A0pretty routine=20=

> during my career (before my maternity leave) for me to find Steinway=20=

> hammers that were *generously* lacquered, with no give in the=20
> shoulders.=A0 Fortunately, I managed to soften the shoulders a bit, =
get=20
> some sustain and=A0produce a nice responsive tone that=A0every one =
seemed=20
> to=A0like--well,=A0nobody=A0complained and folks liked to record =
there.=A0
>  =A0
> Now I am=A0faced with a "whole nuther" situation---a really big,=20
> cavernous, suck up the sound sort of hall.=A0 What does it take to =
reach=20
> the back of=A0a place like this=A0(besides redesigning the hall).=A0 I =
was=20
> thinking perhaps a brighter attack than I usually go for,=A0still=20
> keeping the give on the shoulders--after all, adequate sustain should=20=

> help (shouldn't it?).=A0 A local tech, whose concept of tone is a bit=20=

> different than mine, once told me=A0that you have to have that granite=20=

> sound to carry.=A0
> =A0
> What's your experience?=A0
> =A0
> Thanks.
> =A0
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> Peoria Chapter
>

What you need is POWER Barbara.


friendly greetings
from
Andr=E9 Oorebeek

Amsterdam -
The Netherlands

0031-20-6237357
0645-492389
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"where music is, no harm can be"

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