[CAUT] non-Steinway hammers

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In a message dated 8/24/08 3:03:35 PM, rwest1 at unl.edu writes:


> I'm about to replace a set of original hammers on a 1915 Steinway O.  
> I may have to keep the original shanks and whippens.  Given that 
> scenario, what is the best replacement hammer, natural felt Abel?  
> Are they light enough?  Are current Steinway hammers so heavy that 
> there's no way to trim them to a weight that will work on original 
> action parts?
> 

I would talk to the folks at Ronsen, and seek a hammer as near like the 
originals as possible. The new hammers are not even in the ball park.   
Regards, 



Ed Foote RPT
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html



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