Dan, The hammers in the pianos Ralph was referring to didn't get either. Except, possibly, in the high treble. They were built in such a way that they generally didn't need really hard hammers to develop their tone. Del ----------------------------------- Dan M. Hallett, Jr. wrote: > ralph m martin wrote: > > > > Hi Jim > > When I began in this business in the dark ages, S&S had a very "round" > > sound...much more mellow than today's models. I really believe it was > > this sound that made S&S so much in demand (as well as their quality). > > During those same times, M&H were even more mellow than S&S. They had a > > real sonourous (I still get, occasionally, confused between British and > > American spelling) quality that I really liked. > > A Question: In light of the 'round' sound mentioned above, would the > move away from lacquer in the hardening of hammers nave any effect in > the tone of the instrument? In other words, if we have two hammers made > by the same process and one is hardened by lacquer and the other by > Supertone, will the lacquered hammer have a mellower sound? Would the > lacquered sound become mellower with continued use than the Supertoned > hammer? > Just a question. > Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT > Hallett's Piano Service > dhalle@toolcity.net
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