QUESTION: New hammers on Yamaha C3

[Joe & Penny Goss]

David,
Are you saying that you replaced hammer shank and flange as a unit?
Joe Goss
----- Original Message -----
From: David M. Porritt <dporritt@post.cis.smu.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: QUESTION: New hammers on Yamaha C3


> John:
>
> I put new hammers on a C3 about a year (maybe 2) ago.  I used Yamaha
hammers and the customer and I were very pleased with the result.  If I
remember they come glued on the shank making it a pretty easy job.
>
> dave
>
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> On 6/15/00 at 8:45 AM John Gunderson wrote:
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> >I have a customer, a fairly accomplished piano player, who has a 15 yr
> >old Yamaha C3.  She wants to have  new hammers installed.  I am
> >concerned about which hammers to choose to come as close to the original
> >yamaha sound as possible, but more importantly to preserve the
> >touch-weight.  I have experience using Renner Premium Blue, but my
> >instincts tell me that these may not be the right choice (especially
> >with regard to touch-weight).  I'm leaning towards getting hammers
> >directly from Yamaha but I have no experience with their hammers.  I
> >would appreciate any imput.  Thanks.
> >
> >John Gunderson,  Associate member
> >North Jersey Chapter
>
>
>
>
> David M. Porritt
> dporritt@swbell.net
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
>
>