A question about hammer construction

[Geoff Sykes]

Good suggestions all. I forgot about Reblitz. D'Oh! Thanks Jurgen.
 
-- Geoff Sykes
-- Assoc. Los Angeles
-- www.ivories52.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Jurgen Goering
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:55 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: A question about hammer construction



There is a lot of information out there. Most technical books on pianos
touch on the hammer. (e.g Reblitz, Dolge...) As well, there are specific
booklets on voicing and related subjects. There is also information in the
Archives.

Perhaps the best way to get hammer felt questions asked is at a convention.
It seems there is hardly any convention that does not feature seminars given
by some of the world's experts on voicing, but also on hammer making. Why
not simply ask Norbert Abel, Wally Brooks or Ray Negron at the next National
or Regional?

Jurgen Goering
Piano Forte Supply
(250) 754-2440
info at pianofortesupply.com
http://www.pianofortesupply.com


On Mar 19, 2007, at 0:15, Geoff Sykes wrote:




The fact that he did not get defensive tells me that he is open to learning
more. He is probably, for lack of alternative resources, simply sharing what
he has been taught by people that he respects and has no reason to question.
Sometimes that may even be the manufacturers literature. It's how most
without resources like the pianotech listserver, and PTG, get their "facts".
The fact that I am a tech and he is not earns my opinion some respect in his
eyes. But since I don't know either, (which is why I'm here), and since we
both want to learn more, where would you suggest he and I go to learn more
about the facts of hammer construction? Is there a web site that has this
kind of information?


-- Geoff Sykes


-- Assoc. Los Angeles

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