On Tue, 7 Feb 1995, Mark Story wrote: > This may have been me in reference to a Bluthner I rehammered. I > suspected this to be the case myself, but I couldn't determine it for > sure. I certainly wish we had this forum back then. I ended up > compromising and lengthening the bore somewhat, but it still overstrikes > some. I have my doubts as to whether this overstriking was intentional, > or merely that they didn't consider it to be a critical factor. I would > like to hear more about it. I don't think a fortepiano benefits from overstriking, so if this is happening the matter deserves a look. Also, the hammers on the Bluethner I am working on do not overstrike. I don't think they are the original hammers, but as with fortepianos, I do not see any advantage to hammers overstriking. I forget who mentioned it (I think it was P. Sloffer) but the hammers on the fortepiano whose leathers are grooved need to be releathered. Renner's catalog shows this type of leather. There are several fortepiano makers in the States who would probably be good to contact regarding the delicate subject of hammer leather. One person is John Lyon in East Point, Michigan (Lyon Keyboard Instruments). I don't have a phone number. Try directory assistance.... Replacing hammer leather is going to be time-consuming and rather tedious. HINT: The scraps you get from APSCO are better suited to gripping nuts that you don't want to mung up.... Ron Torrella Self-explanatory - [A]bort [C]ancel [R]etry University of Illinois Inexplicable - + + +
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