> Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote: > > > Interesting now days I think on some models the hammers are more > pliable & I've heard some good things about them. I'm in the shop so > much I'm kinda outa that loop. Anbody else know? > Dale > Dale Erwin Some years back they moved from P.F.'s to Wuzen felt and a softer press. Actually, we are getting a brand new CF III in about a month, and I am very much looking forward to seeing and hearing up close and personal the hammers and factory voicing quality. On the side, we bought the Yamaha instead of the Steinway in no small part because we wanted an instrument that was a bit less overpowering, while staying with a 9 foot range. We have a small concert hall at the U.iB and even the older Steinway C that has been Stanwoodized with fairly heavy hammers gets to be too much at times. Interestingly enough this the other C we have is just a bit newer and doesnt carry nearly as well. The older is from 1987 and the newer from 1992. Some of the grapevine hits I've had to the question about Steinway and how much they dry out their panels points to a shift around this time period... from around 4 % MC to 5%. Totally unconfirmed at this point, but its an interesting thought to connect the characteristic of carrying power to this. Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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