QUESTION: New hammers on Yamaha C3

David M. Porritt dporritt@swbell.net
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 16:44:49 -0500


Yes!

dave

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On 6/15/00 at 10:04 AM Joe & Penny Goss wrote:

>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:
>>
>> >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
>>
>>




David M. Porritt
dporritt@swbell.net
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275



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