Advice on Lyon & Healy

[Ron Lindquist]

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Wish you would send pictures to the place where they are sent.  Some of us=
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have slow down load speed and do not want to have to download your pictures.
Ron Lindquist



At 01:40 PM 9/30/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>Horace wrote:
>I have come to the definite conclusion that talking about this issue (of
>lacquer versus tension) is a complete waste on both sides
>
>
>Part of my frustration with the discussion is that it does not help me and
>lots of other techs who work on lower end Asian pianos that are shipped=
 with
>rock hard hammers. What are we supposed to do with these? Most of us do not
>work on concert instruments all the time with high end hammers.
>
>BTW, I just got in a piano that I am putting new bass strings (Arledge, of
>course) and hammers on. It is a Lyon & Healy 5'6", about 70 years old.
>Decent sounding piano, reasonable action. Putting it up on the side to=
 move,
>I noticed that it appears to have a new beam in place along the straight
>side (see attached photos). I've never seen that before. The piano was
>rebuilt about 30 years ago.
>
>I've always used Imadagawas from Schaff because they are decent enough
>sounding out of the box and they suited the purpose for few hammer sets=
 I've
>replaced. After all the discussion on Wurzen hammers awhile ago I decided=
 to
>try out a set and I priced this job accordingly. Recent discussion though
>has me questioning that decision. Does this middle of the road piano=
 warrant
>a set of premium hammers?
>
>Also, I don't think they are original hammers and I'm not sure how faithful
>the previous rebuilder was to matching them. Any suggestions?
>
>Dean
>Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
>PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
>Terre Haute IN  47802
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf
>Of Horace Greeley
>Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 12:35 PM
>To: antares; Pianotech
>Subject: Re: Evidence of overlacquered hammers
>
>
>Andr=E9,
>
>At 09:36 AM 9/30/2004, you wrote:
>.
> >If somebody really likes the sound of a lacquered hammer, than so be
> >it.  I don't know what it is or why it is but this well never settle=
 down.
> >I gave up on that a long time ago.
> >We might say that there are two schools of listening and there it ends.
>
>I could not agree more; which is why I so seldom post on this subject
>anymore.
>
>As you so accurately point out, there are different techniques
>required/appropriate for different hammers/pianos.  For me, the only real
>question has to do with whether the subject piano - that is, the one with
>which I am immediately concerned - is sounding/working the best that _it_
>possibly can...without regard to brand name, model or whose parts are in=
 it.
>
>All this goes to a technician's technique, what is it's range and domain;
>and, what kind of command of that technique do they really have of?  All
>too often, these factors are what limits what can be done more than the
>perceived, or often even actual, condition of the instrument.
>
>Best.
>
>Horace
>
>
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