Dear Mike, I would have to agree that if one wants to maintain the original tonal qualities of the German Steinway the best way to go is with the Renner hammer manufactured for that instrument (available from S&S in New York). I have had a bit of experience, however, with modifying the tone to make it more like the American Steinway. Have you ever heard a German Steinway with New York Steinway hammers (of course one must bore the hammer according to the German Steinway specification)? I tried that once and the result was lovely; our piano faculty declared that that model D had never sounded so fine. The piano lost some of the focus and clarity that characterizes the German instrument, but made up for it with breadth and warmth of tone. Charles >Keep it Steinway, > >Hamburg Hammers are available bored or unbored from the factory here in NY. > >Call Parts dept, 1800 366 1853, or me. > >Thanks > >Mike Mohr >Steinway NYC, Charles Ball, RPT School of Music University of Texas at Austin ckball@mail.utexas.edu
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