Hammers

[Lance Lafargue]

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> I wouldn't take the approach of "selling" someone on a hammer.
Thanks Dave.  I just mean that if I prefer hammer Z, it would be helpful to
be able to name brands that use Z.  Renner, for instance is the only company
I see that advertises MFG using their hammers.  I would also be interested
to know who uses what to better understand the hammer's part in creating the
tone that the piano is known for, etc.   Such as piano X is known for being
warm and lots of color and they use brand Q hammer, etc.
Lance Lafargue, RPT
Mandeville, LA
New Orleans Chapter, PTG
lancelafargue@bellsouth.net
985.72P.IANO

  -----Original Message-----
  From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of David
Love
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 7:30 PM
  To: caut
  Subject: FW: RE: Hammers


  Sorry:  I sent this to the pianotech list by mistake.  Should have
responded to the caut list.

  David Love
  davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


    ----- Original Message -----
    From: David Love
    To: Pianotech
    Sent: 4/1/2003 5:27:48 PM
    Subject: RE: Hammers


    Lance:

    I don't know the answer to your questions, but you could ask the
manufacturers:  Wally Brooks (for Abel), Lloyd Meyer (for Renner), and Ari
Isaac.   Don't discount Ronsen hammers either.   I wouldn't take the
approach of "selling" someone on a hammer.  When you are going to do a
hammer job, put on a sample or two if you are not sure what will sound best.
Usually one around note 40 and one around note 60 will give a good
indication if you think the customer is capable of choosing.  I usually
carry a few sample hammers of each of the manufacturers that I tend to use,
shanks can be made to work on any piano.  I sometimes like to hear what the
differences are myself to see what the piano will deliver.  My tendency,
however, is to stick to one or two types of hammers:  One very resilient
hammer that will develop nicely for a lively board, and one slightly firmer
when th! at is needed.  I don't put really hard hammers on much of anything.
There are exceptions, of course, and with certain manufacturers I tend to
stick with the program, as it were.  I think you will find a range of tastes
among rebuilders for make and style of hammer.  I think it's important to
work toward developing your own sense of what constitutes good tone.
Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts, it comes from years of careful and
comparative listening.

    David Love
    davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


    > [Original Message]
    > From: Lance Lafargue <lancelafargue@bellsouth.net>
    > To: Caut \(E-mail\) <caut@ptg.org>
    > Date: 4/1/2003 5:00:38 PM
    > Subject: Hammers (resend)
    >
    > I thought I'd post this again; got no takers the first time.  You may
    > respond personally if you feel the need.....  Thanks in advance.
    >
    > In our recent thread on Isaac hammers I began to w! onder who makes
hammers
    > for manufactures...  I see the list from Renner's web site on who they
make
    > hammers for, but I am also told that Abel is huge (the largest) in
Europe
    > and makes hammers for many of the same brands Renner mentions.  Does
anyone
    > have a source (I've tried to get it visiting several MFG web sites)
for who
    > makes what for whom?  Does a mfr use Isaac hammers?, etc... What
hammers are
    > _only_ used for aftermarket rebuilders?  I'd like to be able to use
that
    > info to sell certain hammers for certain pianos, considering what the
    > customer is telling me they like, especially when it is not a familiar
name
    > to the customer at hand.  Some ONLY want Steinway, some know Abel,
some know
    > Renner,etc., etc.  Thankfully, most of my customers leave it to me
 ; ) I
    > have two brands that I like.
    > Thanks.
    >
    > Lance Lafargue, RPT
    > Mand! eville, LA
    > New Orleans Chapter, PTG
    > lancelafargue@bellsouth.net
    > 985.72P.IANO
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