<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Fwd: Hammer recommendations?</title></head><body> <div>List,</div> <div> </div> <div>Just received this. Wow! A post of mine that's over 6 yrs. old.</div> <div>From the old BYU days. You never know who's looking (reading),</div> <div>do 'ya? :-)</div> <div> </div> <div>Avery</div> <div> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 11:07:20 -0400 From: Sarah Fox <sarah@gendernet.org> Subject: Hammer recommendations? To: atodd@UH.EDU Reply-to: Sarah Fox <sarah@gendernet.org> X-Priority: 3 </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Dear Mr. Todd,</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>I read the quoted post of yours to pianotech with regard to hammer recommendations for a grand piano in a "hard" room.  It is of particular interest because I am about to replace the hammers on my 1933 Wissner concert grand (clone of an S&S D, with many parts from the S&S factory), located in my very "hard" living room. </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Your post is rather old, and I don't know how 5+ years of change in production standards might affect these recommendations, but I would really appreciate your advice.  Specifically:</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>(1) Which is better in this rankings list -- a higher number or a lower one?  (I presume higher)</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>(2) How might these manufacturers' standards have changed with time?</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>(3) Did you eventually try the Isaac hammers, and if so, how did you like them?</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>(4) Do I presume correctly that the preferred hammers for a "hard" room are harder/brighter, owing to the muddiness of the acoustics?</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>(5) Do you have any comments with regard to the long-term stability of these hammers?</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>I greatly appreciate your time and consideration -- and if you have no free time to answer this email, I understand that too.</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Peace,</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Sarah Fox, Ph.D.</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>---------------------------------------------------------------------</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>> Date:          Tue, 18 Jun 1996 12:05:07 -0600 (MDT) > From:          <a href="mailto:ATodd@UH.EDU">ATodd@UH.EDU</a> (Avery Todd) > Subject:       Hammer recommendations > To:            Multiple recipients of list <<a href="mailto:pianotech@byu.edu">pianotech@byu.edu</a>> > Reply-to:      <a href="mailto:pianotech@byu.edu">pianotech@byu.edu</a> > List, >    Here is a summation of the recommendations for new hammers I received > for a Marshall & Wendell grand in a "hard" room (no carpet, etc.). I just> thought the results were interesting: > > Isaac - 4 > Abel (economy) 2 > Renner Blue - 1 > Ronson - 2 (& a third one if I wanted to voice them up) > Imadegawa - 1 > Ronson, Shaff or Steinway - 1 > > I have never used Isaac before so, I think I will go ahead and try them > on the strength of these recommendations. I've used all the others at one > time or another (except Ronson) so I am at least familiar with them. >    Thanks for all of the input. > > _____________________________________ > Avery Todd, RPT > Moores School of Music > University of Houston > Houston, TX 77204-4893 > 713-743-3226 > <a href="mailto:atodd@uh.edu">atodd@uh.edu</a> > _____________________________________</blockquote> <div> </div> </body> </html>