[CAUT] Hammer wear

[Chris Solliday]

David, Could you describe (perhaps again) the difference in reinforcement necessary for good tone between the two? And in specific generalities comparative voicing techniques? Did you get the latest 8:1 lacquer "dipped" before cutting to reduce cupping generation of Steinway hammer?
Chris Solliday 
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  From: Porritt, David 
  To: College and University Technicians 
  Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:15 AM
  Subject: [CAUT] Hammer wear


  Wim mentioned the other day the difference in hammer wear and wondered if different pianists playing technique had anything to do with it.  

   

  I tried to take pictures to post, but the camera I have here doesn't have good enough macro functions to really show good detail.  We have 2 M's bought in 2004 that are in practice rooms.  I filed the hammers in the summer of 2005 because the grooves were deep from a year of hard use.  Also in the summer of 2005 I hung 5 sets of Ronsen Wurzen hammers on practice room pianos.  All of these get similar use.  The Wurzen hammers look like the hammers were installed last week and the NY Steinway hammers are again fairly seriously grooved.  I can only attribute that to felt density.  While they are not hard pressed, the raw felt is just denser than other hammers.  

   

  I've become a real believer!

   

  dp 

   

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  David M. Porritt, RPT

  Meadows School of the Arts

  Southern Methodist University

  Dallas, TX 75275

  dporritt at smu.edu

   
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