David: We have a Steinway "B" in a practice room at SMU and you can imagine the sound. The room is 25" longer than the piano and there is little room along the side (haven't measured it but probably 2'). I talked to Ray Negron and told him I needed soft hammers and he used Bacon felt and pressed them soft. They've been on 2 years now and they still sound good. The nice thing is they haven't lost their shape (gone flat-top) like the soft hammers from the famous maker. I don't know what Ray does to make them soft while retaining some strength but they work well. The factory hammers on the new pianos are usually replaced after 5 - 6 years here. These I think will last quite a bit longer. It's really cool that you can pick up the phone and talk to the guy who will actually make the hammers and he'll make what you need. dave David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu<mailto:dporritt at smu.edu> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 2:24 AM To: caut at ptg.org; pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] feurich List, I have a customer with a 1990 Feurich 190 Grand. I am deciding on hammers for this piano. This is a professional pianist insists on playing hard at all times to keep his power up for performance. The piano is in a very small room and he plays with the lid closed and a cover(cover may have been a thing about the cat...now deceased). I'm considering a softer hammer, ala Ronsen, but would be interested in an appropriate hammer for a Feurich...it was Renner originally. I can get a Hamburg Steinway hammer, which might not be a bad choice for this piano... Thanks in advance for your advice... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090913/d9b5bbf1/attachment.htm>
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