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Showroom voicing??? #652234 08/20/02 11:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,290 New York Derick OP 3000 Post Club Member
OP Derick 3000 Post Club Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,290 New York	I heard this term the other day. Anyone know what it means? Thanks, Derick Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

Re: Showroom voicing??? #652235 08/20/02 04:06 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 647 South Africa Brian Lawson, RPT 500 Post Club Member
Brian Lawson, RPT 500 Post Club Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 647 South Africa	My guess - that the tech voices it as best as possible for the acoustics of the showroom. Once in a house it may need voicing for the new room. Brian Lawson, RPT Johannesburg South Africa http://www.lawsonic.co.za

Re: Showroom voicing??? #652236 08/21/02 11:18 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 6,467 Phoenix, AZ Nina 6000 Post Club Member
Nina 6000 Post Club Member Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 6,467 Phoenix, AZ	Hmmm, I would have guessed it to be: "Attention piano shoppers! There is a special on Samick baby grands, aisle 4, for 10 minutes only..."

Re: Showroom voicing??? #652237 08/21/02 12:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,290 New York Derick OP 3000 Post Club Member
OP Derick 3000 Post Club Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,290 New York	From what I could pick up on, I was eaves-dropping, it sounded like it meant voicing a piano very brightly. Maybe that is also known as juicing the hammers? Just from my limited observation, it does seem that people will gravitate to brighter pianos in showrooms rather than darker pianos. Derick Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

Re: Showroom voicing??? #652238 08/22/02 04:25 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,237 Sherman Oaks, Calif. R reblder 1000 Post Club Member
reblder 1000 Post Club Member R Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,237 Sherman Oaks, Calif.	I'd agree with Brian on this one. It was just a term designating the plan to achieve an optimal sound quality in that particular milieu. Mark@pianosource.com

Re: Showroom voicing??? #652239 08/23/02 08:31 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,864 USA B Bob 4000 Post Club Member
Bob 4000 Post Club Member B Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,864 USA	I think Nina hit it on the head. Sounds like sales talk as if "showroom" voicing is somehow preferable to factory voicing.

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