Greetings, So, my C-3 customer that is getting new hammers sez he certainly doesn't want them to sound like new STeinway hammers, which to him are too soft and round sounding, and he doesn't want the glassy sound that comes from the studio C-7's with use and lacquer all over them them. His knuckles and shank pinning are too good to throw away, so the stock Yamaha hammers are not the ticket. I am trying to make a decision between Piano-tek's Imadagawa,(which I have used quite a bit of in the past), and their Abel "Standard" series. He records this piano in his business, and he wants it to be brilliant without being harsh from the get-go. I know I can needle the Imadagawa's to virtually anywhere I need them, but am intrigued by the Abel. The only sets I have heard that I liked had been played a lot. Do they start out needing a fair amount of use to develop? Anybody wanna make a suggestion between these two? Thanks, Ed Foote RPT www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/ www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <A HREF="http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/399/six_degrees_of_tonality.html"> MP3.com: Six Degrees of Tonality</A>
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