Hi Horace, I just did a set before Christmas it was for a Chappell six foot grand. I used Fletchers this time, there turn around time is roughly two weeks and the cost is £114.00. + VAT and P+P Ne-tone hammers, Fletchers and Heckschers all do a re-covering service. I used both Hechschers and Fletchers not a lot of difference in quality or price. Turn around time can be a bit better at Heckschers. (address below) Now with me, it all depends who I owe the most money too, on which one I use. Ne-tone hammers I haven't used for about 16 years. They just match whatever is on the hammers to start with, sometimes you have to re-set some of the shanks at the bass tenor brake, also you must consider the quality of the shanks, flanges and bushings, as not all hammers are worth re-covering due to the poor quality of the bushings and centre pin size, all have to be considered. <A HREF="http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/f&n.htm">H. J.FLETCHER & NEWMAN LTD</A> <A HREF="http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/heckscher/heck.htm">HECKSCHER & CO,. Ltd</A> will have Email soon. Barrie In article <3.0.32.19970321154108.00969730@popserver4.stanford.edu>, Horace Greeley <hgreeley@leland.Stanford.EDU> writes > >Barrie, > >I suspect that I am not alone in being interested in the recovering of >hammers. > >Years ago, I used to use a company in Canada to do this on old squares and >things, >but they went out of business around the time of the flood, and I haven't been >in antique circles for some time. If this service is available, at even >moderately >outrageous cost, some pianos might well be worth the extra expense and effort. > >Thanks in advance! > >Horace > > >At 08:17 PM 3/21/97 +0000, you wrote: >>Yes, your on the right tracks. Les and Horace had described density to >>you very well. May I add though, the customers requrements should be >>taken in to account. I misinterpretered a customers request on his >>Bechstine he said it had lost its "umph" my neighbour has a lot of >>"umph" His neighbour had a brand new Yamaha which I tune. Which is >>very bright and lovely bass. So I assumed he wanted a bright piano. >>Boy was I mistaken it took me six months and a loot of visits to tone >>those hard hammers down. What he meant by umph he wanted a nicer bass >>but he still wanted his Bechstein sound which is a soft mellow treble >>compared with a Yamaha. >> >>Some of the Bechstein Grands start at gage 13 at the top so a dense >>hammer is not necessary to produce a quality sound. That's why >>personally on grands around the 1920 and down. I tend to go for re- >>covering rather than replacing, it is a bit like buying a set of pre- >>hung hammers the re-coverer matches the original felt so all you'll have >>to do is replace the rollers and re-centrer the hammers plus they are a >>little bit cheaper. >> >>Hope this is of some help. >> >>Regards, >> >>Barrie. >> >> >> >>In article <09151041200001@DEBCOM.BE>, Peter Kestens >><KESTENS.P@Debcom.be> writes >>>PETER KESTENS >>>Het Muziekinstrumentenatelier >>>BELGIUM >>>KESTENS.P@Debcom.be >>> To Barrie Heaton, >>> >>>Could the density of the felt being of any importancy? The higher it is, >>>the more it weights? >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly >>URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour >>The UK PIano Page | >>pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED >> >> >> >Horace Greeley > >Stanford University >email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu >voice mail: 415.725.9062 >LiNCS help line: 415.725.4627 > -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour The UK PIano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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