Big Hammers

[Barbara Richmond]

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Marcel,

Could you describe it in some detail?  Is there a picture of one =
somewhere?  Does it look goofy? :-)

Thanks!

Barbara Richmond
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  From: Marcel Carey=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 4:23 PM
  Subject: RE: Big Hammers


  Barbara.

  Have you thought about a bottom lid for this piano. I've installed one =
in a difficult hall and had great result. You only need sound reflective =
material that is installed below the piano with an angle about the same =
as the top lid. It can be tried easily. We had listeners with eyes =
closed and a technician removing and installing the bottom lid, and all =
were unanimous about the sound outpout increase in the hall.

  Marcel Carey, RPT
  Sherbrooke, QC
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    From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On =
Behalf Of Barbara Richmond
    Sent: August 30, 2004 1:01 PM
    To: Pianotech
    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
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