[CAUT] Hammer wear

[Porritt, David]

I don't know how much these have been doped.  Since they were going in
practice rooms I didn't dope them, and our local Steinway Hall doesn't
normally dope them unless asked as they prefer to let them "play in".
They might have (probably have?) been doped at the factory though.  

 

dp

 

David M. Porritt

dporritt at smu.edu

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Leslie Bartlett
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:27 AM
To: 'College and University Technicians'
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hammer wear

 

Wouldn't the fact the Steinway hammers have been juiced in some manner
contribute to grooving?  It seems to me that rather than "bounce back",
the rigidity of the Steinway hammers would encourage any gooves to
remain in the hammers.  This is just a guess from one who actually knows
virtually nothing.

les bartlett

 

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Porritt, David
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:16 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Hammer wear

Wim mentioned the other day the difference in hammer wear and wondered
if different pianists playing technique had anything to do with it.  

 

I tried to take pictures to post, but the camera I have here doesn't
have good enough macro functions to really show good detail.  We have 2
M's bought in 2004 that are in practice rooms.  I filed the hammers in
the summer of 2005 because the grooves were deep from a year of hard
use.  Also in the summer of 2005 I hung 5 sets of Ronsen Wurzen hammers
on practice room pianos.  All of these get similar use.  The Wurzen
hammers look like the hammers were installed last week and the NY
Steinway hammers are again fairly seriously grooved.  I can only
attribute that to felt density.  While they are not hard pressed, the
raw felt is just denser than other hammers.  

 

I've become a real believer!

 

dp 

 

__________________________

David M. Porritt, RPT

Meadows School of the Arts

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX 75275

dporritt at smu.edu <mailto:dporritt at smu.edu> 

 

 

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