Yes, I am aware of what they go through. I just wonder if it isn't quantifiable. You know, x number of pounds of pressure in this section, so much heat, etc., such that you could customize a single order. Hammer makers like Abel offer a variety of styles of hammers. Why can't they offer hammers of varying density as well, even if it's just soft, medium, and hard. David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Bill Ballard <yardbird@vermontel.net> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 10/5/2003 8:44:35 PM > Subject: Re: Hammers > > At 7:41 PM -0700 10/5/03, David Love wrote: > >Moreover, it would be nice to be able to order hammers with a > >specified density, thickness over the core, etc. (or whatever criteria > >would be used) for each section. How that would work in production, I > >don't really know. And, to be honest, I'm not sure what my order would > >look like even if it were possible. > > You may have heard stories from Rick Baldassin, Chris Robinson, and > Wally Brooks, all of whom import German hammers. Stories of the > number of sampled sets which had to be purchased before the actual > formula (or as you say, order) was eventually arrived at. Piano > manufacturers do the same thing with their hammer makers. > > Bill Ballard RPT > NH Chapter, P.T.G. > > "Lady, this piano is what it is, I am what I am, and you are what you are" > ...........From a recurring nightmare. > +++++++++++++++++++++ > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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