Jim Harvey wrote: > > > And, while it's just gut feeling, the Hamburg seems more out-the-door > finished -- more like 75% for the NY versus 90% for the Hamburg, and I > don't mean the paint! > > Take all this with huge grains of salt, 'cuz here in the sticks my exposure > to either as -new- products is quite limited. > > Jim Harvey Limited experience or not, I think you hit the provebial nail on the head with the above. While I think both factories are capable of producing real gems, I lean towards believing that Hamburg is more consistant at it... at least during the present period. Part of this feeling may come from a better state out of the box. Another thing I think may be understated is the impact of the action and hammers/voicing technique on both. We have quite a few older NY S&S's around here... from the late 40's and 50s... even some older ones, and most of these have long since shed much of their NY parts, and with the change over the Hamburg sound comes very clearly through. I havent had a chance to make this kind of comparison on brand new, or very recent instruments... but it would be an interesting study to be sure. Just how much of that NY sound is << in the hammer >> ? Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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