Choosing Strings and Hammers for a 1975 Yamaha C7

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In a message dated 7/29/03 3:24:10 PM Central Daylight Time, 
aquatred_chay@yahoo.com writes:

> I have dug up the archives recently and have heard alot of work being done 
> to Renner and Isaac hammers such as "removing the staples to file away excess 
> felt" although i have heard very good things about them. I have also read 
> good reviews on Abel hammers in yamaha pianos, but i am unsure of what size 
> yamaha piano it was. Any good reports on these AND other hammers for the Yamaha 
> C7s?
> 
> As for the strings, i was looking at Isaac, GC and Sanderson, and the 
> question i need to ask here is which one would be easier to work with and hence, 
> produce a better end result in the hands of a novice (me, who has only re 
> strung 2 uprights and a 6 foot yamaha,never anything bigger..still getting my 
> experience) and a yamaha tech who has never restrung a 7'4" mammoth in 6 years 
> (two people working at once) I am aware that brand is not as important as the 
> quality of the job done.
>   
> Anyone who has done an older C7 up care to enlighten me on this? Once again, 
> my apologies for this rather lengthy and redundant query, and thanks for any 
> correspondence and answers in advance!
>   
> Best Regards,
>   
> Amery Nikolai
>  Singapore
> 

Amery

The type of hammers is up to you. Both Renner and Able make good hammers. 
Regardless if which one you get, you'll have to do some voicing. But to make sure 
you get the right weight and size, and bore and angles, it would be best if 
you send samples to the company. Both offer hanging and shaping, so all you 
have to do is install the shanks, with the hammers already hung. 

As far as stringing, again, either Isaac, or Sanderson will do a good job. 
You might also want to contact Schaff or Mapes. And, again, it might be worth it 
to make a paper pattern of the string and send it to the string maker. There 
have been so many different Yamaha scales and models, that just giving the 
right model number doesn't always get you the right strings. (Trust me, as I have 
had a very bed experience with this.) 

And last, stringing a short piano isn't any different from stringing a longer 
piano. It just takes a little longer. But if you've done a grand piano, and 
were satisfied with your results, you should have no trouble doing a bigger 
piano.

Good luck

Let us know how it turned out.

Willem Blees RPT
University of Alabama

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