[CAUT] what do they look like?

[Willem Blees]

A couple of you have indicated you replace hammers after 3 or 4 years. 
I am sure there is a need to do that, but what I would like to see is 
what those hammers look like. 

The chairman of my department is a very nice guy, and very supportive 
of me, but he's a French horn player, and has no clue about pianos. I 
have not had a budget, even though I keep asking him for money to 
replace parts. I have given him a list of needs amounting to over 
$50,000, and although he agrees that there should be money allocated 
to replace parts, as long he personally doesn't see a need, I doubt if 
he will work hard to get me the money I need. 

So perhaps a picture, or better yet, an actual hammer that was 
replaced because it was beyond use on a concert or studio piano, he 
might get the "picture". Maybe if he has an idea of what other piano 
tuners are doing, he'll give me some money to do my work. 

Wim  
Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA