I forgot to say that the choice will also vary from customer to customer! Very important that one too. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:31 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Yamaha Hammer Suggestion Some need more than others. Careful attention to hammer matching can obviate the need for extensive voicing. The idea of expecting that every hammer needs shoulder needling to open things up, lacquering to build things up, or anything else outside of fine tuning tends to steer us in the wrong direction, in my view--the direction of one hammer fits all. My goal is to pick the hammer that gets one as close to the tonal goal as possible without extensive manipulation. And that choice will vary from piano to piano, belly to belly, scale to scale. It should take into consideration hammer weight, density, shape, and what I like to think of as the dynamic gradient--the changing density at various depths from the outer layers down to the core. Of course, I know some people disagree with that notion. But in my view it makes for lots of extra work and an outcome that is less pleasing and often less stable. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:13 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Yamaha Hammer Suggestion No offense to anyone in particular...OK?...but this idea that any piano hammer can be hung and sounds great right off the bat...well, I've got a problem with that. I think we need a little more education in voicing... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044
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