Yamaha gold?

[David Andersen]

on 8/29/03 9:55 AM, A440A@aol.com at A440A@aol.com wrote:

> The customer is a professional and records this particular piano for movie
> scores and stuff.  He likes the brilliant sound and specifically said that he
> didn't want "mellow" on his piano. So,  who has used what in cases like this?
> I would naturally lean toward the Imadegawa hammers,since I remember them
> as being about the same hardness as the Yamaha stock items.
> Thoughts?
> Thanks, 
> 
> Ed Foote RPT

Hey, Ed----we've put Renner Blues on many, many Yamahas and Kawais to great
effect---just go light on the pre-voicing and voicing, and you have a
completely predictable hammer with the brilliance he requires; the
Imadegawas are pretty "nasally" to my ears.....good luck.

David Andersen