Uncover the Secrets of Piano Pre- Voicing with this Amazing Technician

In this video we take a look in the workshop while Khai is pre-voicing a Steinway & Sons grand piano, because it has new hammerheads. Khai explains the process of pre-voicing and tells a little bit about her background in music.

[@ciberbri59]

I did a Steinway factory tour yesterday and learned about voicing. I didn’t understand that it involved pricking the felt hammer many times. Thanks for the explanation!!!

[@pkrent3461]

Very professional, such delicate work

[@kristinn79]

She summarized this very eloquently.

[@saveriosalerno9232]

Thanks for this video!

[@abemoenieo7290]

It's is so informative and I enjoyed your video.

[@EdmontDantes2]

Good information, but I would point out that an older instrument is very often the better one. Granted, two pedals rather than three. Good explanation. Artur Rubinstein or Vladimir Horowitz playing in the background would be nice. In case of Horowitz, you may mention Franz Mohr, who was his exclusive technician and tuner for 30 years. At times, he complained that Horowitz was too persistent on making the instrument brighter while retaining control. A good example is his performance of the Rachmaninov 3d piano concerto with NY philharmonic. Brittle sound. His performance at other times shows the instrument prepared amazingly well for his remarkable ability to extract an orchestral range of tone and dynamic range. Make a video on that if you like. I spoke with Franz at length and knew him personally. He used to invite me to demonstrate the Steinway instruments during his lectures. He always invited me on a very short notice.

[@josephhapp9]

Avery Fisher Hall would also contribute to the dry/brittle effect of the Horowitz Piano in the Rach 3.
When Horowitz commented “will I fill the Hall” I always wondered whether he meant sound rather than seats.

[@Phamtasticmd]

Hi. Do you know how i can contact Khai to voice my piano?

[@pianosmaene]

You can call us at [phone]

[@MathieuPrevot]

the electronic music over is an utter nonsense, we want to listen to the actual piano

[@pianosmaene]

Please send us your compositions and we may use it in our next videos! Thank you em: [e-mail]

[@cyrillepinton3398]

@@pianosmaene The point is to hear what she's doing while voicing. Useless video to understand the nuances of voicing.