This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment =20 Anyway....my little story turned out a little longer than expected. Hopefully it made any sense at all? Antares, The Netherlands see my website at : www.concertpianoservice.nl Yes, thank you very much for your observations, history, and = explanation of manufacturers' hammer shapes. But most non-professional piano owners don't have the funds to = experiment with different types of hammers on their piano. And once = you've filed a set to one shape, it's almost impossible to file them = again to a different shape without taking off too much weight, or, in = the high treble, getting down to the wood. Piano owners have to have = the hammers that are on there filed, steamed, lacquered, ironed, = whatever. If they decide to replace hammers, a big nebulous uncertain = area, for me anyway, is what kind to buy? Once you've ordered a set, = prepped them, hung them, pre-regulated, and put the action back in the = piano to finish regulating and voicing, you're already out a couple = hundred dollars and maybe 6 to 10 hours' labor! Too late to say, = "Woops, should've gotten Renners instead of Abels." (or whatever other = brand). If I could buy a half-dozen or even a dozen of all the various = hammers, then I could try them out on people's pianos (just replace a = few in the middle, or maybe a couple in each section of the piano) = before deciding what to buy. Yes, I've replaced many sets of hammers, but it's always a gamble. = Guess I've just lucked out so far. Admittedly, most of the pianos were = not "concert" instruments, and would have been improved no matter what = brand was installed! But how do you others decide which type to buy for which pianos? --David Nereson, RPT =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9d/63/18/05/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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