Soft blows (was How we hear)

[Avery Todd]

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Believe me, the test blow for the PTG tuning test is NOT a mf blow! :-)

Avery

At 01:39 PM 10/26/04, you wrote:
>Can we define our terms here briefly.
>
>When I practice tuning, my instructor stresses to use a "hard test 
>blow".  His hard test blow is an 'mf' (mezzo forte).  I am a trained 
>pianist, and mezzo forte is not hard at all...but that is what he refers 
>to it as.  If I should say to you play a 'hard test blow', it would have 
>to be an 'ff' (fortissimo) or above.  For my very first tuning exam, one 
>of the things I was tested for the loudness of my test blows.  I was told 
>to hit my test blow an 'mf', which I did.  Then I found out it was not 
>hard enough for my instructor.  I found out when he tells me to play a 
>good 'mf' test blow, he really means a hard 'f' - 'ff' blow.  I understand 
>what he means now, and I just go with it.
>
>Matthew
>
>Quentin Codevelle <quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr> wrote:
>I asked my yam teacher who is a concert tech (of course) if he had enough 
>stability with soft blows even with "heavy hands".
>He told me there was no problem at all, like andre says, it is the tuning 
>technique that seems to make the difference.
>
>I went to a concert prep with him, I watched everything that was done to 
>the piano, included tuning (with soft blows).
>The unisons did not move during the concert (at least it was not noticeable).
>Of course the D that was prepared for this concert was very stable, 
>because it is exclusively serviced by the same tech.
>
>Should we say that trusting our habit of making a final hard blow just to 
>test the stability (taught by most tuning teachers, but not mine) reveals 
>we have some improvements to do on our tuning technique?
>
>for my case, I changed my tuning technique really early because I've been 
>aware of this really early, but I imagine this must be difficult for 
>experienced tuners who have been tuning with the same method for years.
>
>I think it is difficult to get a regularity, eveness with this "way of 
>tuning" but the result worths it.
>
>Eveness in hitting the key+good tuning technique= Eveness in the tone .
>
>This seems to be the right equation here.
>
>Quentin.
>
>
>
>Matthew Todd
>Todd Piano Works
>Piano Tuner/Technician
>Tuning - Repairing - Regulating
>
>
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