HammerWt/Tone

stanwood stanwood@tiac.net
Fri, 14 Jul 1995 09:31:22 -0400


John Hartman wrote:

>A light hammer moving at a faster speed could have the equivalent force
upon >impact with the string as a heavier hammer moving slower.

John,

Theoretically it would seem it could.  The reality is, it doesn't.

The single most important conclusion of my years of studies is that a
heavier hammer moving more slowly creates more tone than a lighter hammer
moving faster.

David C. Stanwood







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