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<DIV><SPAN class=359192007-20032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Good
suggestions all. I forgot about Reblitz. D'Oh! Thanks
Jurgen.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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Geoff Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Jurgen Goering<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 19, 2007 1:55
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: A question about
hammer construction<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><?/smaller>There is a lot of
information out there. Most technical books on pianos touch on the hammer.
(e.g Reblitz, Dolge...) As well, there are specific booklets on voicing and
related subjects. There is also information in the Archives.<BR><BR>Perhaps
the best way to get hammer felt questions asked is at a convention. It seems
there is hardly any convention that does not feature seminars given by some of
the world's experts on voicing, but also on hammer making. Why not simply ask
Norbert Abel, Wally Brooks or Ray Negron at the next National or
Regional?<BR><BR><?smaller>Jurgen Goering<BR>Piano Forte Supply<BR>(250)
754-2440<BR>info@pianofortesupply.com<BR>http://www.pianofortesupply.com<BR><?/smaller><BR><BR>On
Mar 19, 2007, at 0:15, Geoff Sykes wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFE><?smaller><?x-tad-smaller>The
fact that he did not get defensive tells me that he is open to learning
more. He is probably, for lack of alternative resources, simply sharing
what he has been taught by people that he respects and has no reason to
question. Sometimes that may even be the manufacturers literature. It's how
most without resources like the pianotech listserver, and PTG,
get their "facts". The fact that I am a tech and he is not
earns my opinion some respect in his eyes. But since I don't know either,
(which is why I'm here), and since we both want to learn more, where would
you suggest he and I go to learn more about the facts of hammer
construction? Is there a web site that has this kind of information?<?/x-tad-smaller><?/smaller><?/color><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE>
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