Boston Hammers, was: Interesting Piano Belly - Mehlin Grand

[Ron Nossaman]

>It's amazing how different hammers can be. My 1993 Boston (5' 10") is a 
>fairly mellow piano. I got it used when it was five years old or so - so I 
>don't know what may have been done to the hammers. I wonder if the 
>supplier has changed. I have never voiced them.
>
>Terry Farrell

It's also amazing how the same hammer can be a whole lot of things right 
out of the box according to what the soundboard assembly and scaling 
provide it to work with. I read volumes on the proscribed intricate, 
varied, and contradictory methods of tone building for different brands of 
hammers in different makes and models of pianos and marvel at the reports 
of a specific brand of hammer being either marshmallows or rocks, depending 
on the piano in which they're hung. So how much do you suppose is the 
hammer, and how much the soundboard? No pressure. You have sixty seconds.

Ron N