New Steinway Hammers was---hammer thickness trimming jig

[David Love]

I don't know why anyone would use a Steinway hammer when you can get a Bacon
felt hammer custom made and dimensioned with no lacquer from Ronsen.  The
hammers I've been getting from him have been outstanding.  They do require
an application of lacquer but I'm using one 9:1 solution through the set,
maybe two applications above C6 and that is plenty to bring out the tone
quality tone.  That's with MacLac High Solids G-23 clear gloss lacquer
(solids content do vary between lacquers).  10 grams of lacquer to 90 grams
of acetone in this case.  They're less expensive too!    

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com

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Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:35 PM
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Subject: Re: New Steinway Hamers was---hammer thickness trimming jig

Dale writes: 
<<  As an aside The two sets I've worked with recently had very nice Bacon 
felt & were not juiced at the factory & were easily prepped to weight. They 
await final voicing when I get back from rainy Victoria. >>

Greetings, 
   The set I just got are so hard that I think I will have to soften them 
with a soaking of thinner!  Quite uneven, too.  How do you get a set that
isn't 
juiced?  
Regards, 
 
Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
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