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Birmingham, West Midlands B38 9AA
England
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St. Francis Hall
Baccabox Lane
Birmingham, West Midlands B47 5DD
England
Buying the right piano is often a difficult task, I am here to help, whether you are choosing your first piano or upgrading to a better instrument.
Birmingham, West Midlands B28 8DY
England
Looking to develop your musical and artistic skills and horizons, or willing to go through the grade system, or even just looking for a bit of a ...
Warstone Lane
Birmingham, West Midlands B18 6JQ
England
Are you looking for a professional piano teacher for your children or yourself? I graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with a Master's...
Unit 3C
Bull Lane Industrial Estate
Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 OBD
England
Unit 14a, Granary Business Centre
Broad Farm, North Street
Hailsham, West Sussex BN27 4DU
England
Located in the Sussex countryside, we are a family
Orchards Farm
Iden
Rye, East Sussex TN31 7XB
England
Established since 1984, we are situated at the
1 Queen Street
Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5AA
England
The Horsham Piano Centre was established in 1980
Central Arcade
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 5BP
England
JG Windows Ltd is one the UK's longest established
Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 01:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
11-12-2021 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
08-01-2022 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
12-02-2022 02:00PM
What is Piano Voicing or Toning?
Voicing is an extremely difficult area. It's subjective in the extreme, and has caused endless discussion in piano maintenance circles. But the final goal of voicing is to have the hammers striking the notes of the piano to offer a uniform sound from the bottom to the top of the instrument. Goes without saying that evaluating this capability is governed by the capability of the piano, and the construction of the action parts. But, often a technician will find extremes in voicing, such as a particularly hard hammer, which may result in a note sounding louder than the rest. But, this too can be laid at the door of regulation. This is where the tuner's skill comes into play here. Voicing can be accomplished by pricking the hammer with a set of needles. This pricking changes the structure of the felt, and softens the hammer to a degree.
What is toning?This is the reverse of voicing, and accomplishes the inverse sort of thing. May be necessary to bring up a particularly soft sounding hammer, and bring it into line with its neighbours. This is accomplished by applying a special material to the hammers or ironing with a special tool.