hammer mass (was Wurzen felt)

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Mon, 12 May 2003 13:49:32 -0400


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David,
         Not to be too pickyune but I do hope you meant a 7/32" shank and=20
not 7/16".

Greg



At 01:32 PM 5/12/2003, you wrote:

>Yes, it seems that it is not a pure test.  It was interesting, however, to
>observe the difference.   It brings something else to mind, which is what
>happens when, say, a new action with 7/16" shanks is combined with a hammer
>weight from the original design which utilized 3/16" shanks and of a
>different species of wood.  My own experience does suggest that a light
>hammer on a 3/16" maple shank does not sound the same as that same hammer
>on a hex 7/16" shank made of hornbeam.
>
>David Love
>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net

Greg Newell
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