purrfect piano voicing method (tm)
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Saturday, 25 July 2009 01:54
barbara pease renner is a master piano technician, and has done superb work on a number of concert instruments i've enjoyed over the years (including the piano in residence @ mechanics hall in worcester, ma; an especial favourite). she comes to cleveland occasionally and i'm lucky enough to be able to hire her to maintain my 1901 mahogany steinway 'b' (rebuilt with the magnetic balance action to the original book specs by master technician, richard davenport) that resides in our sagamore hills ohio home.
barbara is an animal lover, and of course has made fast friends with our felines @ the house, but it was a real surprise to all when elliott, our platinum point tonkinese (from nancy mikita, master tonkinese breeder in the CLE area), displayed a natural affinity for hammer voicing!
here are a few shots of barbara and her apprentice at work:

elliott checks strike point:


elliott checks hammer shape:


elliott checks felt density:


elliott voices hammer:

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Elizabeth 2009-07-25
Soooo cute, Elliott! Impeccable craftsmanship on voicing the hammer.
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PianoBee 2009-07-26
Elliot displays great depth of understanding of piano hammer felt. He is an
inspiration to all of us two-footed technicians.
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John 2009-07-28
And Elliot certainly has a way with clients. Look how relaxed the owner
appears.
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PianoBee 2009-08-01
Yes, the owner looks so happy and satisfied knowing that he has finally found a
technician willing to sink his teeth into the job.
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Roy Howard 2009-09-12
Or in the words of Marty Hess, RPT: "when you voice a piano like that, the
tone has a certain 'bite' to it".
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