hammers

[David M. Porritt]

Thanks Andre, I'll keep that information.  I'm waiting for the
customer to come up with the budget to get this done.

dave

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On 6/3/2003 at 6:26 PM antares@euronet.nl wrote:

>On dinsdag, jun 3, 2003, at 01:54 Europe/Amsterdam, David M. Porritt

>wrote:
>
>> Andre:
>>
>> Having read your take on hammers I have a question.  I have a
church
>> here that has a Bechstein "EN" concert grand, but it was built
back
>> when the had 88 agraffes.  I need to replace the hammers, but the
top
>> octave really needs very thin hammers in order to fit between the
>> belly rail and still not hit the agraffes.  You stated that
>> Bechsteins that have pointy hammers sound bad.  Any
>> suggestions????????
>>
>> dave
>
>Yes,
>If you take a close look at in particular the old Bechsteins, you
will 
>see that those high treble hammers have to be rather small, in order
to 
>hit the strings at the right and only spot.
>If you look very well you will see that these older hammers have a
core 
>which is extremely thin.
>That is where the secret lies. The hammer crown is not pointed like
a 
>STW but still more or less rounded. So the hammer is thin but the 
>striking area is more rounded than you would expect.
>
>For that reason we (Grand Piano in Holland 00-31-75-6226878 and fax 
>00-31-75-6226879 email : info@grandpiano.nl) have right now in our 
>stock the original Bechstein hammers for Bechstein grands, with
Wurzen 
>felt.
>Even on modern Bechsteins they sound much better, provided you glue 
>them with - extreme - care!!
>
>friendly greetings
>
>
>Antares,
>The Netherlands
>
>see my website at : www.concertpianoservice.nl
>
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David M. Porritt
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Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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