"Womens Steinway"

[Dan M. Hallett, Jr.]

ralph m martin wrote:
> 
> Hi Dan
> Not the TYPE of hardener, but how much is used! The tendency for S&S in
> recent years, what with the success of the Asian pianos, has been to get
> brighter. I would imagine that they assumed that the intonation of the
> Asian pianos is what made them popular?? I can only guess.
> 
> Ralph Martin
> 
> On Sun, 01 Feb 1998 15:11:43 -0500 "Dan M. Hallett, Jr."
> <dhalle@toolcity.net> writes:
> >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
> >
> 
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Dear Ralph:
Thanks for the clarification.
Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT
Hallett's PIano Service
dhalle@toolcity.net