[CAUT] Fwd: Steinway sound-Hammer weights: tiny bit OT

[Paul T Williams]

Hi Fred,

When I first started here at UNL, we were given a nice Steinway L from 
1932.  I gave it a major rehab, got a new board and pin-block, etc etc. 
Since we were fully stocked with enough grands, this gave me an 
opportunity to take out one of the Baldwin R's replacing it with the 
Steinway, and now have a "loaner" grand.  If I need to rebuild a piano 
during the academic year, I can do so except for concert instruments and 
piano faculty B's.  Those are strictly summer projects :>) I plan on 
trying different hammers on different practice grands until I feel more 
confident knowing which hammer works best for a particular piano. I've 
never, for instance, worked with Ronson, Hamburg S&S hammers, and a number 
of other hammers I hear lots about.

I haven't replaced too many hammers as of yet in my very fast 5 years 
here, so this is still a fascinating learning stream I've been following. 
Actually, I think I started this whole topic under a different name (bum 
set of NY Steinway hammers), and it morphed into a number of off-shoots. 
Like you, I have been using Wally (Abel) Naturals and Renner nearly 
exclusively and have a good feel for how to work them.  The NY Steinway 
hammers were my first set, hence my massive stress out level working with 
them. 

With all your good advice, folks, I'm more confident working with the NY 
hammers, but unfortunately, it will have to wait until summer!

Paul




From:
Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>
To:
caut at ptg.org
Date:
03/04/2011 11:17 AM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] Fwd:  Steinway sound-Hammer weights



On Mar 3, 2011, at 7:40 PM, David Love wrote:

So on a Steinway D what is
your voicing down hammer of choice?

I have simply used Steinway D hammers and lacquered them for the Ds under 
my care, thus far, and I am happy with the results, as are my "clients." I 
use any number of different hammers for Bs and smaller, and haven't come 
upon any that I can't work with (mostly Abel and Renner products), though 
some are easier to work with than others. I don't have the time to change 
out hammers all that often, and certainly don't have "time to waste" on 
them, as in experimenting and then deciding that set didn't work and 
changing them out. It has to work, period. (I have plenty of money for 
parts, just not enough time to put them on and set them up - and they have 
to be ready to go when the fall semester starts, little down time).
Regards,
Fred Sturm
fssturm at unm.edu
"We either make ourselves happy
or miserable. The amount of work is 
the same." - Carlos Casteneda


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