---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 09:35 PM 11/29/2005 +0100, you wrote: >Hi Guy. > >Agreed with the control thing. Foreseen that it goes in both directions= =20 >: to make a real good voicing job, you must be able to let the piano take= =20 >control on you, and you must be able to follow her to where she wants to=20 >bring you, and be willing to hear the things she could tell you, even if=20 >it is not what you expected. Forcing a piano to sound like you wanted=20 >instead of helping her sound like she is meant to can be disappointing,=20 >isn't it ? Well..... sometimes. On the other hand, helping a piano find a facade that= =20 pleases it's owner will counter-act that disappointment, usually. > Accepting the personality of the instrument is very important in my=20 > eyes (and ears). And so is giving up your own expectations to follow and= =20 > match hers. I might disagree with you there. "Giving up my expectations" could....=20 maybe... lead me to let the piano under-achieve, no? > >Best regards. > >St=E9phane Collin. And to you, aussi, Guy > >Exactly. That's why I always "simplify", when trying to educate the=20 >customer. I've found that most players want control. Period. Brightness,=20 >darkness, charm, etc., are just traits. When selling a service, be it=20 >regulating or voicing or whatever, I usually come back to that one word.=20 >Control. So, voicing would be the service of providing the player with=20 >control of the instrument's tone. JMO > >Guy Nichols, RPT >Ft. Stinkin' Desert, NM > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/db/c3/bd/51/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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