[pianotech] Hammers - was Brighter Yamaha

[William Monroe]

Only one?  While it may be true that a number of piano manufacturers and
some hammer makers continue to produce garbage, the pendulum is clearly (in
my view) swinging in the favor of well-made hammers.

Ronson is one, and I like them.  But instantly I think of some of the
offerings from Abel, Renner Blue Points, WN&G's "Selects," or "Naturals."
 And even our old friend S&S is changing their hammer making to produce
something more along these lines.  True, S&S isn't quite there yet, but I
find that when I need to use their hammers (the choice isn't always mine to
make) they are very usable with not a great deal of "heroics."

William R. Monroe





On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Joseph Garrett
<joegarrett at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Del said:
> "I?d be happy if hammer makers would simply stick within the known bounds
> of what wool will tolerate. It?s been known for some time now that pressing
> wool felt with lots of moisture and too much pressure and too much heat
> produces piano hammer shaped objects that are incapable of producing the
> basic musical nuances we expect from our pianos yet some hammermakers?and
> pianomakers?continue pressing wool felt with too much moisture and too much
> pressure and too much heat forcing the stuff into something having the
> shape?but not the soul?of piano hammers. And piano technicians continue
> buying these atrocities and they continue recommending the pianos fitted
> with them to their overly trusting customers. And then, when the pianos
> don?t sound ?right,? they have to drag out every heroic voicing technique
> in the book in a desperate attempt to make those piano hammer shaped
> whatever-they-are musically less bad. Bah! Humbug!"
>
> ddf, (Del),
> Since you taught me I will have to say: YEAH!!!!!! What you said TIMES TEN!
> Why is it that we, essentially only have one hammer manucturer that
> understands that? The rest?, continue to make these BEHEMOTHS that just
> don't work! Thank God for Ray/ Ronse Piano Hammers INC!@!!!
> Thanks
> Joe
>
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
> Squares R I
>
>


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William R. Monroe, RPT
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