[CAUT] The "new" S&S Hammers.

[David M. Porritt]

Ed:

I'm really not trying to be a S.A. but why would you buy hammers that cost
more, take more work, and hope they "have less noisy attack"?  Is this for
the customer who insists on Genuine Steinway parts or is the normal
procedure?

dp

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David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu
 
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<<  They are bright indeed!!  Just this 

morning the faculty pianist actually told me that now he "hates" this 

piano.  I am trying keep him patient and working with them, but there is 

only so much needling I can do.  I can't take the piano out of service 

to wash them with thinner until maybe Christmas break.  



So....   Anyone else have a better experience?  Maybe it's just this set-

 >>

You can reduce some of the problem by soaking the hammers in Acetone for an 
hour. Just use a squeeze bottle and start at the top.  After they have been
wet 
for an hour or so, go back over the crowns with fresh acetone.  It will move

some of the hardener out away from the contact area. 
  Leave it alone overnight, with say, a fan blowing on it, and you may find 
that there is more body and fullness than you would expect.  It will
certainly 
have less noisy attack. 
Regards, 



Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
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