Hamburg vs American S & S

[Dennis Johnson]

At  3:54 PM 1/15/96 -0700, stanwood wrote:

>New York Steinways are generally heavier because the key balance point tends
>to be slightly closer to the front of the key.  This reduces leverage and
>makes the action heavier for a given hammer weight.
>
>Using the new touchweight metrology to determine strike ratio one sees a
>definite trend.
>Hamburgs tend to be around 5.5 and NY tends to be 6.0 and higher.
>
>Strike Ratios above 6.0 are less tolerant of higher hammer weights.
>
>A NY Steinway with a proper hammer weight will feel just fine.



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....proper?....Gee David,  so then we agree that NY hammers are too heavy?


I am currently under fire from a prominent local dealer for "modifiying"
hammer weight. Is your local dealer aware of your modified key ratios? How
have you handled that?

Dennis Johnson
St. Olaf College
johnsond@stolaf.edu
djohn@skypoint.com