Acrosonic -- King of the Spinets

[Annie Grieshop]

Hey Barbara,

My experience has been that the pianos are so badly out of regulation, that
they couldn't play soft with a Q-tip, let alone those cardboard hammers.
I'm getting much better at convincing folks on the need for regulation,
but... to be honest, I haven't focused on voicing much.  Probably because a)
I'm a whole lot less confident about my voicing technique (having done very
little) and b) I'm a lot more confident about regulation (besides which,
they can SEE and feel the parts move, which helps convince them).

And regulation jobs are increasing, so I obviously should add voicing to my
list of services.  Which means getting more training or finding some pianos
to experiment on.

Here's the problem:  I don't know how to hear voicing issues.  I have no way
of knowing whether what I hear is what is meant by the words used in books
to describe various problems.  (Try describing a complex smell without
comparing it to anything else... and that's pretty much where I am,
aurally.)  And that's why I'm not going to feel confident until I get some
training with a live technician.

In the meantime, however, I'm certainly willing to experiment, so I'd be
thankful for any suggestions.  Thanks!

Annie Grieshop

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Richmond [mailto:piano57 at insightbb.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:52 AM
> To: annie at allthingspiano.com; Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: Acrosonic -- King of the Spinets
>
>
> So Annie,
>
> Do you ask the owners of the painfully bright pianos if they have a hard
> time playing soft?  You could perhaps sell some voicing jobs.  I
> do voicing
> jobs all the time--in various ways depending on what the piano needs.
>
> BTW, I recently worked on a 1950 Acrosonic spinet.  The quality
> was really
> good and had apparently lived a gentle life.  On the other hand
> there was a
> newer, Blonde Hamilton, whatever vintage that is, in the same
> room and the
> quality of it , uh, wasn't so good.
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, Illinois
>