David Love/Voicing tool Recommendation

[Erwinspiano@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 2/13/2002 7:15:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:


> Subj:Re: David Love/Voicing tool Recommendation 
> Date:2/13/2002 7:15:29 PM Pacific Standard Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> Sent from the Internet 
> 
>           Joe& David


          Thanks for your blunt and brutally honest opinion. It echos my 
sentiments for YEARS now. There's no pickin reason a hammer should need to be 
that hard and if it does there is something wrong.

 <>>>>>>>>>>>>Dale Erwin>>>>>>>>

> 
> Joe:
> 
> I agree that I don't prefer this type of hammer, in all honesty I prefer
> Steinway style hammers when I can.  But there are times when a tensioned
> hammer is more appropriate for the instrument.  The way they are a fair
> amount of softening the shoulders is necessary to give some resilience, so 
> I
> inject my elbows with pain killers and plow ahead.  Believe it or not, I
> believe the Renner people think that the Renner Blue is a softer hammer.
> 
> David Love
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: February 13, 2002 6:47 PM
> Subject: David Love/Voicing tool Recommendation
> 
> 
> > David and all,
> > If I had to do that much "pre-voicing" or even "voicing" to a set of
> > hammers, I wouldn't by a second set!!! We all need to start being more
> > "picky" and complain more to the hammer makers to get them to quit making
> > what I call "baby ball peen hammers"!!!!! Just my thought on the subject.
> > Having said that, if we are dealing with a particular piano with their
> > "Factory" installed BBs, then that's another matter. In that case, if we
> ALL
> > would talk to the company service rep., everytime we encounter this
> problem,
> > then maybe, just maybe, they might reconsider making a potentially great
> > sounding piano sound like the sounds of a destruction derby, everytime
> it's
> > played. Especially after the piano has been played for a few years. Feed
> > back from us is the only thing that will make a difference, but we need 
> to
> > be vocal about it. I did that with the M&H rep and they now offer
> different
> > hammers of different densities. Finally, someone really is paying
> attention
> > and cares. My hat is off to M&H, on this account!
> > Regards,
> > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> >


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