Issac I think you have to realize that a few fellows in the states are working with soundboard designs that result in significant differences in sound output for a given string input. We are perhaps not so accustomed to these kinds of instruments over here. But the contention is that if soundboards efficiency is improved then the degree of hardness necessessary for imparting the optimal amount (and kind) of string energy is lessened to the degree that hammers made as Renners and Ables are actually too hard to begin with. If you read Ron N's posting on this subject you also would note he stated that on instruments with stock boards he often finds himself using these exact hammers. It would probably be really instructive for us to get a chance to review one of these instruments of Rons or Dels at some point. Perhaps at some eastern seaboard regional convention, it being less expensive for us to travel to that part of the states. Cheers RicB Isaac OLEG wrote: > I can't understand how you can find that the Renner hammers are too > hard or need too much voicing, that is exactly the contrary actually. > > They give (on European pianos) a warm round tone since the start, and, > as Andre say, need very little voicing work. > > I understand the same felt is now used on Yamaha C series hammers too. > Probably the Renner blue too use the same. > After that, they can be more or less pressed, moistened/heated, etc... > > But for refelting jobs as necessary for some old beasts, it could be > useful to have the kind of felt Ari Isaac makes, and beside, someone > having the same name than me can't be totally bad ;>). > > Regards. > > Isaac -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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