---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Bob Hull wrote: > > > Richard Brekne wrote: > > A Hamburg D is for sure one of the finest instruments in > the world. It deserves pretty much the best care possible so > a chang of worn and old hammers shouldnt even see any > hesitation at all. The best criteria I can think of is the > knowledge that that new set (if appropriatly choosen and > installled) will impart a huge improvement to the sound of > the instrument. I would suggest you contact some of the > techs in Europe to see if they might be of help procuring a > set of origional Hamburg hammers. > > Would the "original" hammers you speak of be different than > what you would get if you ordered Hamburg hammers from the > Steinway parts dept. in New York? Also, does the Hamburg > hammer require the same or similar building tone process as > the New York Steinway hammer through lacquer or > keytop/acetone solution? > The hammers used in Hamburg Steinways are not meant to be lacquered. The tone building process is the more traditional needling and fine shaping method. You probably have to use a bit of hardner on the top few notes, and perhaps a bit in the bass. I am unsure of whether or not the NY office will supply you with what goes on the grands here in Europe. Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/6a/58/42/b2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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