hammers

[Richard Moody]

Try samples from diff sets.  Talk to your hammer maker on this for
densities, times in cauls, hardeners, softeners, heat applied when
and where etc.  I can type in some from Doldge if there is interest
for a historical perspective. 
	Hopefuly some hammer makers will come on line and talk to us.    
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> From: Wimblees@aol.com
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: hammers
> Date: Thursday, June 12, 1997 8:54 AM
> 
> In a message dated 97-06-11 12:46:31 EDT, you write:
> 
> >>For the most part, shaping the hammers, and maybe a little
lacquer here and
> >>there, gets me where I want to be for voicing. And voicing is
more of an
> >>evening out of tone, than changing the color. 
> >
> >     I cannot agree with this.  The difference between an unvoiced
> hammer,and
> >one that has been properly prepped is considerable,  and I rarely
see
> >anything but Ronsen or Steinway hammers that need no needle at
all.   I
> >prefer to look at voicing as finding the best tonal response from
a set of
> >hammers, and then, getting them all there evenly. 
> 
> 
> 
> Ed:
> 
> I think you and I are saying the same thing, but explained it a
little
> different. What I meant by saying  "shaping the hammers, and maybe
a little
> lacquer here and there", is in response to techs that I hear saying
they do a
> lot of shaping, and a lot of laquering, before they start the
voicing
> process. I want the same result as you do, an even tone, from top
to bottom,
> and from ppp to fff, but I don't as much shaping as some of them
do. 
> It is all in how you achieve the final result.
> 
> Wim 
> 
>