new Steinway hammers (was Flexible collodion...)

[Ron Nossaman]

>
> I did that once, and found the hammers gained in weight from .1 gram to .5
> grams.
> Vinny
> Institute Committee member, PTG
> <mailto:vince@byu.edu>



Ah, the plot thickens, or at least becomes more weighty. So then, how much of
the affect of juicing, at least as relates to volume increase, is the result of
increased weight, rather than increased hardness? Also, how much of the
perceived changes in voicing with humidity changes are attributable to
reactions from the hammers, or changes in impedance of the soundboard assembly?
There are more factors at work here, it seems, than are immediately dealt with
in standard voicing philosophy.


Ron N