>Actually, I think the RC&S board doesn't seem to require as bright a >hammer because the panel is less stiff (not the assembly, but the panel) >and therefore the impedance characteristics are different. I'm not sure >that a softer hammer will produce "sparkly highs" it's just that it >doesn't take so much of a hard hammer to get the volume out of the >instrument. That fact that the hammer is softer may, in fact, reduce >the sparkly highs as a softer hammer tends to damp higher partials, and >produce the impression of a narrower or more focused tonal spectrum for >the same volume. Is that not possible? > >David Love I know that the average lacquer soaked or hard pressed hammer that would sound just fine on another piano sounds terrible with one of my boards. Put on a softer more resilient hammer, and the tonal spectrum opens right up. Ron N
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