> > I guess any such observations might vary a lot from one range of the scale to > another (and from piano to piano, type of hammer, etc.), but just wondering if > you had any more observations to pass along about that. > > Best regards, > > Trent Lesher > > > Barbara Richmond wrote: > > ...OK, I'll tell you what I did with the question of > hammer weight and tone production. One quick way to check the weight/tonal change scenario is to add Yamaha clip-on 1 gram weights to the shank of the note in question. In many cases: whooooeee...the tone stands right up. It's deeper, more in the throat than the nose (if ya know what I mean), perhaps a longer sustain, warmer...generally better. But then, if you go too far---well, the thing starts to play like a truck. Thus we have the endless pull of weight, mass: "meat," against the equally endless lure of light, responsive, controllable, "buttery" touch. And therein lies the game, and the craft, at least a little part of the ocean that is our craft. David Andersen
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