"Womens Steinway"

[Dan M. Hallett, Jr.]

JIMRPT@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 2/1/98 3:23:04 PM, you wrote:
> 
> << 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?>>
> 
> Dan;
>  The answer to your question is very straightforward...it depends :-)
> It depends on the strength of solution/suspension.
> It depends on point(s) of application.
> It depends on amount applied.
> It depends on the number of applications.
>   So the real answer is.......... it depends.  In my experience the laquer
> will continue hardening for a long time whereas the Supertone (I am assuming
> you are speaking of the keytop/acetone mixture) reaches relative stability
> much faster.
>   The question, asked in the way you asked it, is rather like asking for a
> "piece" of string.  In my opinion, if the mixtures are equal in relationship
> to their qualities, the laquered hammer will have the mellower sound, at least
> initially.
> Did I address the question correctly?
> Jim Bryant (FL)

Dear Jim:
Yes, you did. 

I was merely wondering what variables have been changed over the years
that affect the sound that seemed to be desired, and my wondering
consumed spilled on to the list and consumed bandwidth. 
The why they have changed has been adequately answered by Del and others
in their recent posts.
Thank you.
Dan Hallett, Jr.
Hallett's Piano Service
dhalle@toolcity.net