This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I have wondered about Isaac's hammers for a while. Please tell us what = kind of piano you had this marvelous experience with, model, condition - = especially soundboard condition and whether the soundboard is original, = and if not, what type is it? Thanks Terry Farrell =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: ANRPiano@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 8:57 AM Subject: Re: Speaking of hammers... In a message dated 10/16/2001 10:48:57 AM Central Daylight Time, = pianobuilders@olynet.com writes:=20 As a start perhaps the manufacturer could weigh just those hammers = he intends to be #1, #30, #60 and #88 and correlate those into = Stanwood's curves. If the manufacturing tolerances are reasonable random = samples might well be sufficient. At this point, I'd be really happy = with just that. Though we'd still be some distance from ideal at least = it would be one small step in the right direction.=20 Would these be pretapered, coved, what about the tail? I am afraid = there are too many variables to do anything here however great the need. = While those here in this discussion may be willing to pay a little = extra for their hammers if this information were made available, I fear = the demand would not be large enough for the manufactures to bother = with.=20 Speaking of knowing your hammer maker, I just installed my first set = of Isaac's hammers. WOW! That is the sound I have been looking for all = along. I had gotten sick and tired of trying to soften these steel = reinforced wire smackers and was on the prowl for a hammer still made of = felt, you know the stuff made from wool. Talk about a smooth weight = curve! The tone was warm, yet when with plenty of punch in forte = playing. Right out the box only a little voicing was needed to give a = nice smooth tone from bottom to top. Did I say I liked them?=20 Andrew Remillard=20 ANRPiano Service=20 2417 Maple Ave=20 Downers Grove, IL 60515=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4f/e3/27/03/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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