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<DIV>I went to an Arlington class by Nick Gravagne about how wonerful =
the new
S&S hammers are (and other parts). If I am understanding your post
correctly, the soggy hammers you refer to are the original hammers off a =
S&S
built at least 6 years ago? So this may not be representative of the =
"new and
improved" S&S hammers. The ones we used in class were real nice =
right out of
the box with just a little shaping, etc. He even advocated trying them =
with any
juicing to see how you like 'em. They are indeed real mellow before =
juicing -
but within the realm of a real piano hammer - definately within the =
range for
those that like that real soft, dark, mellow sound.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Grappling with Square-One in Piano Hammer Technology</DIV>
<DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Erwinpiano@email.msn.com
href="mailto:Erwinpiano@email.msn.com">Erwinpiano</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 09, 2001 =
11:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fw: New and improved =
Steinway
parts.BUT not the hammers!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Rodger</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I forgot to tell you that at =
this point in
time I do not use the Stwy hammers. Yeah I know many who =
do.
Resilient felt is one thing and flabby is another and I just plain =
like to
know what I'm getting. I just changed off a set that came with a =
6 ish
yr.old model L"The Immortal series" turn of the century style
case. Nice board no tone.Soggy hammers. I could push them all =
over the
molding with my thumb. Just my humble opinion and preference but I've =
had
trouble with hammers I had to douse with 2 to1 or 3 to 1 lacquer =
to make
tone. Often by the time the hammers start to speak it's hard or
Impossible to get needles in.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> However I would use factory =
hammers if
they were better but to my knowledge the presses and procedures are =
still the
same.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Enough said. =
Flame suit
at the ready.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Dale =
Erwin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca =
href="mailto:baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca">jolly
roger</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 08, 2001 7:50 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: New and improved Steinway parts.</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite" cite><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Last =
month I
installed a new set of h/s/f. I thought they turned out OK. =
<BR>Anything in
particular you need to know about? <BR><BR>Wim</FONT><FONT size=3> =
</BLOCKQUOTE>Hi
=
Wim,<BR>  =
;
Looking for a consensus of consistency of fit, and accuracy of
mfg.<BR>Roger<BR></FONT><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>