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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>"It means getting a new hammer that weighs =
exactly as much
as the original."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And what was the evaluation process that led you =
to the
conclusion that the original weight was optimal? And was the original =
weight
optimal for the piano when it was new? Would the original hammer weight =
and
hammer felt density be optimal for the 90 year old piano? Are all the =
properties
of the 90 year old compression crowned soundboard exactly the same as =
they were
when it was new?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm not saying that hammers with characteristics =
of the
originals won't be the best thing for it, but I also think that a hammer =
with
some different characteristics it is a legitimate consideration =
given that
the rest of the piano is not likely to be just as it was when =
new.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial size=2>Yes but the immediate problem you get is when =
you replace
the original hammers as well, because in this case the weight of the =
hammers
is very crucial.<BR>It means getting a new hammer that weighs exactly =
as much
as the original.<BR>There is no hammer maker who produces exactly that =
hammer,
so you have to modify a new set of hammers and you have to almost ruin =
that
new set of hammers to get back to the original weight.<BR>I have seen =
many
attempts to do so and they all looked ridiculous, the tails were still =
too
long and in the end they were still too heavy anyway because the =
materials
used nowadays are different and weigh more than the original hammers =
of which
for instance the original felt was much less dense than VFG felt Abel
uses.<BR>More lead in the keys will complete the usual and well known
catastrophe.<BR><BR>André =
Oorebeek<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>