---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 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) > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4c/41/1a/fc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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