[CAUT] Bum set of NY hammers, I'm afraid

[Paul T Williams]

Fred, et al.

Alignment.  hammer squaring. string leveling  and regulation are all very 
good.  I'm sure I can get picky on a few, but I really think it's the 
hammers this time. It's the whole piano as a whole picture... Just gutless 
and non colorful!

Best,
Paul





From:
Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>
To:
College & University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
Date:
02/11/2011 02:53 PM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] Bum set of NY hammers, I'm afraid



On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:49 PM, David Love wrote:

> Definitely a more thorough outline of how to refine the voicing. But 
> he may not need to go that far to see whether they will produce what 
> he is after generally.


                 Well, I'm not so sure. The difference in power between a 
piano with 
badly traveled/squared/mated hammers and one in which those parameters 
have been refined can be pretty startling. Focus, attack, clarity of 
sustain are all enhanced, like it is a completely different 
instrument. Or so I have experienced on many occasions. Until these 
things have been addressed, judgment of the hammers is often pretty 
iffy. If you go about voicing hammers prior to refining travel/square/ 
mate, you can end up with real confusion, and will have likely made 
matters a good bit worse.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
fssturm at unm.edu
http://www.youtube.com/fredsturm



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