"Womens Steinway"

[Dan M. Hallett, Jr.]

ralph m martin wrote:
> 
> Hi Jim
> When I began in this business in the dark ages, S&S had a very "round"
> sound...much more mellow than today's models. I really believe it was
> this sound that made S&S so much in demand (as well as their quality).
> During those same times, M&H were even more mellow than S&S. They had a
> real sonourous (I still get, occasionally, confused between British and
> American spelling) quality that I really liked.

A Question: In light of the 'round' sound mentioned above, would the
move away from lacquer in the hardening of hammers nave any effect in
the tone of the instrument? In other words, if we have two hammers made
by the same process and one is hardened by lacquer and the other by
Supertone, will the lacquered hammer have a mellower sound? Would the
lacquered sound become mellower with continued use than the Supertoned
hammer? 
Just a question.
Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT
Hallett's Piano Service
dhalle@toolcity.net