----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: May 11, 2003 3:27 PM Subject: Re: Wurzen felt > > > "David C. Stanwood" wrote: > > > I find that high zone hammer weights develop a > > wider and fuller dynamic range if they are made and voiced appropriately... > > I find that this is true as well. Certainly at some point there exists a limit > here due to touch concerns, but in general I tend to agree with what many many > others through the last 100 + years have said.. namely that more hammer mass > yeilds better tonal quality at the expense of touch. Tho this expense has > definantly been lessened in the past few years thanks in no small part to > David. I think the idea that greater mass necessarily yields "better tone quality" is a relatively recent phenomena. And, personally, I think the question is still open to some debate. Del
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