John Delacour wrote: > > Interesting. So Steinway make their own hammers in the US. I was not aware of that. In Hamburg they use Abel's hammers (now covered with Laoureux felt, I have just learned from Laoureux). Before that they used Renner hammers, which were made by Helmut Abel, then working for Renner. > I believe that switch was made a few years back in response to an argument between Steinway and Renner about how hammers should be made. After a couple years with Able tho, Renner was repentant, and Steinway welcomed them back. At least this is how the story is told by the S&S dealer in Norway. I was not aware that they had Renner and Steinway had parted ways again... are you sure of your self here ? > > The hammer I have had the most consistent and pleasing results with is the Imategawa with the unshaped walnut moulding. These I obtain without impregnation and do all the boring and shaping myself. Very little toning is required and what is needed is easy -- and more important I have never had a soft set. I detest any use of dope. Well there you will have quite a difference in tastes around the world me thinks. I personally think that you can achieve really nice sounding tone useing a variety of intonation methods. Tho it seems apparent that differing tonal shaping is possible depending on what you use. >JD -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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