Dennis Wrote: >The difference then, is inertia and tone. It must be a personal, >aesthetic judgement whether or not the tone of heavy hammers is worth the >added inertia. Personally, I still am not convinced that it is (at least >for most pianos) but I will read David's argument. Let me make a point here. The only place were I recommend against using hammers in the medium to light range is in concert situations. Gary Green commented not to long ago: "I can't understand the argument for lighter hammers. We know that the heavier hammer works best". Aren't 90% of Symphony concert instruments Steinway? Personally I have no problem with hammers that are lighter provided they are matched to the strike ratio. In other words the actions should not be too light or too heavy unless the individual situation demands extremes for specific reasons. Let's keep it simple. David C. Stanwood
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