bass hammers sound "tubby" when played

[John Ross]

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Hi Julia,
Try plucking the string.
If it improves the sound, then there might be a gain from hammer work.
If not, then it is the strings, or a bass bridge problem, that should be investigated.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
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  Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:05 PM
  Subject: bass hammers sound "tubby" when played


  greetings,

              When the bass hammers of a particular turn of the century upright are played they sound "tubby", a very "round" dull sound. Would these hammers be a candidate for hardening solution or is it the strings' quality? I think it is the hammers because the bass hammers have hardly any grooves and show little wear.
  Suggestions?

  Julia Gottchall,
  Reading, PA 

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