Holes in Steinway Hammers

[Michael Spalding]

It's the mythical Steinway Circle of Sound.  


> [Original Message]
> From: David Vanderhoofven <david@vanderpiano.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 4/13/2005 2:44:56 AM
> Subject: Holes in Steinway Hammers
>
> Greetings,
>
> At our PTG Chapter Meeting this evening, we looked at a Steinway upright 
> piano #32811 which is in the PTG Foundation Museum at the PTG
Headquarters 
> in Kansas City.
>
> Can anyone answer the question... what is the purpose for the holes in
the 
> hammer moulding?  These holes in the hammers start beginning with note
D#5 
> and continue throughout the rest of the treble section.
>
> Thanks,
> David