sharp key height...adding a question about hammer weight

[Ed Sutton]

Del-
What do you consider acceptable weight ranges for the first tenor hammer for
6 and 9 foot pianos?
Ed Sutton

Del Fandrich wrote:
> That was back before piano makers discovered the granite quarry and decided
> to make their hammers a bit more dense (i.e., heavy) than anything they
> could achieve with wool felt and then discovered they needed the additional
> leverage (i.e., mechanical advantage) to make it possible for the average
> human to still depress the keys.
>
> Del
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