Hammers

[David Love]

Yes, I am aware of what they go through.  I just wonder if it isn't
quantifiable.  You know, x number of pounds of pressure in this section, so
much heat, etc., such that you could customize a single order.  Hammer
makers like Abel offer a variety of styles of hammers.  Why can't they
offer hammers of varying density as well, even if it's just soft, medium,
and hard.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Bill Ballard <yardbird@vermontel.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 10/5/2003 8:44:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Hammers
>
> At 7:41 PM -0700 10/5/03, David Love wrote:
> >Moreover, it would be nice to be able to order hammers with a
> >specified density, thickness over the core, etc. (or whatever criteria
> >would be used) for each section.  How that would work in production, I
> >don't really know.  And, to be honest, I'm not sure what my order would
> >look like even if it were possible.
>
> You may have heard stories from Rick Baldassin, Chris Robinson, and 
> Wally Brooks, all of whom import German hammers. Stories of the 
> number of sampled sets which had to be purchased before the actual 
> formula (or as you say, order) was eventually arrived at. Piano 
> manufacturers do the same thing with their hammer makers.
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
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