Wurzen felt

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: May 11, 2003 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Wurzen felt


>
>
> "David C. Stanwood" wrote:
>
> > I find that high zone hammer weights develop a
> > wider and fuller dynamic range if they are made and voiced
appropriately...
>
> I find that this is true as well. Certainly at some point there exists a
limit
> here due to touch concerns, but in general I tend to agree with what many
many
> others through the last 100 + years have said.. namely that more hammer
mass
> yeilds better tonal quality at the expense of touch. Tho this expense has
> definantly been lessened in the past few years thanks in no small part to
> David.



I think the idea that greater mass necessarily yields "better tone quality"
is a relatively recent phenomena. And, personally, I think the question is
still open to some debate.

Del