[CAUT] non-Steinway hammers

[Tim Coates]

I really hate the "me too" responses, but I agree with Ed Foote on  
this one.


Tim Coates

On Aug 24, 2008, at 4:14 PM, A440A at aol.com wrote:

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