Wurzen felt

[Bill Ballard]

At 12:27 AM +0200 5/12/03, Richard Brekne wrote:
>That choice seems largely to be a matter of how much hammer mass is used. The
>quality of that amount of sound is in the realm of how well the hammer can be
>voiced, and what the resolution and character of the piano allows for to begin
>with.

I think that it's not just extra mass, but that mass which can be in 
the muscle of the hammer, say the hammer felt, instead of in the bone 
(say, a weight attached to the shank). As far as tone goes, the bone 
is inert. The muscle, as its mass is increased, will continue to jump 
off the string.

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

"May you work on interesting pianos."
     ...........Ancient Chinese Proverb
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