---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 5/7/2004 7:38:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, Erwinspiano@aol.com writes: I cleaned this up so it is more readable >>> This is the conceptual point I seem to have trouble communicating. If a softer hammer has to much resilience(too soft) then I need to decrease it so I add a stiffening solution. What I need is limited felt resilience. So do you. You also have limited resilience With the harder pressed hammers because they are made with more heat & pressure which actually reduces resilience(making it too hard) The more resilient hammer produce darker sounds initially & the other(less resilient hammer) a brighter & sometimes choked sound. The harder version usually has less initial springiness than the former. Extremes of heat & pressure also work against the way felt is made. The springy wool is now made unspringy or less resilient. I see stiffness as stiffness. If I have the same stiffness or springiness with a moderately lacquered hammers as I do with a moderately hard pressed hammer. I will have a similar tone but not exact. I want to save that one for the next post. It's Friday after all Regards. Dale ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/db/59/5f/d5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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