High quality?

[Farrell]

Regardless of the answer to the question as asked, it is more often than not worth using high quality parts in labor saved making them work. For example the hammers. With brand X hammers you may spent quite a bit of time voicing trying to bet them to produce the sound you are looking for. Often with a high quality set of hammers, minimal voicing will be needed to get where you want to go. High quality shanks and flanges will require less traveling, etc. Sometimes with higher quality strings you don't have to send any back which only serves to slow up your shop schedule and is just nothing short of a hassle. Are you going to be tuning the piano? Wouldn't it be nice to be tuning wound bicords that can actually be tuned?

In all honesty, I can't think of a time when I have used parts that were not premium quality. Even the used old upright hammers that I will occasionally use for a replacement are premium quality........ ;-)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ned Swift" <swiftspiano@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: High quality?


> 
> Hi all
> 
> Here is a hypothetical question:  Is it worth putting high quality strings 
> on a low quality baby grand?  And like wise, is it worth putting high 
> quality hammers on a low quality baby grand?  Specifically, would there be a 
> noticable difference in the sound quality or would it just be a waste of 
> money?
> 
> 
> Ned Swift
> Lowell, MI