---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I vote for putting on the hammers that produce the best overall sound for the piano and mic the piano if it's too soft for the hall. Check out the Abel Select hammers (from Pianotek). My recent hammer exploration and trials with a Steinway D led me to that hammer by a nose, or an ear! David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Richmond To: Pianotech Sent: 8/30/2004 10:00:34 AM Subject: Big Hammers Hey all, Some of you may remember the thread last spring, voicing for a big, dead, hall. Still waiting for the bureaucracy to make up their minds, but in the mean time I've been thinking a lot about the project and I'd like to have a chat about hammer size. The hall is huge (3500 seats or so), has lots of carpet and poses a challenge for the piano's projection. I won't go into all the piano's issues (of which it has quite a few and I can deal with them), but there is one area I'd like to hear your opinions. Right now, the piano (Steinway D) has the biggest hammers on it that I've ever seen. Is it a fact that BIG hammers will help power and projection, especially in a problem setting like this? A friend has recommended that I "leave them big." Some days I agree with him and on others, I don't. Of course, I won't really know what's going to work until I dig in, but I'd just like to hear what your experience has been. Thanks, Barbara Richmond, RPT ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/fa/3b/75/6d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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