[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 10/12/01 1:19:36 PM Central Daylight Time, 
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:


> Generally, how does a change in the weight of an upright hammer effect the 
> touchweight.
>  
> David Love
> 

Because the hammer is at the end of a stick that has to be moved by levers, 
etc., there will be an effect on touchweight. However, the difference in the 
weight of the felt on a hammer is not going to make that much difference. I 
don't think you will be able to measure the touchweight difference between a 
set of 14lb hammers and 16 lb hammers.

In case you didn't know, when you buy a set of 14 lb hammers, that is the 
weight of an entire sheet of felt, out of which 6 or 8 sets of hammers is 
cut. A set of 16 lb hammer comes from a sheet that weighs 16 lb. So by the 
time you get down to one hammer, the actual weight of a hammer is going to be 
virtually insignificant. If you want to reduce the touchweight of a hammer, 
removing the wood on the hammer, or the shank, will make more of a difference 
than replacing a 16 lb hammer with a 14 lb hammer.

I hope I explained it right.

Wim 

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