I'd still try adding weight in the form of clips to the shanks first. To
add a bit of brightness try polishing the hammers with some very fine paper,
800 or 1500 grit. All that shouldn't take that long and is better than
something you may regret. The piano will brighten up on its own soon enough
in this type of situation.
David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Paul McCloud
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:11 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Hardening Hammers in Pearl River
ContinentalConsole???????
We have just started selling Pearl River pianos. They aren't the same as
the ones even a year or so ago. The hammers are much softer than the claw
hammers they used to come with. The soundboards are also laminated (may
change soon), and have a "tighter" sound than a similar sized piano we
carry. Adding hardeners may possibly help some, but I'd only do one or two
to check out how they sound before doing them all. YMMV.
Paul Mccloud
Tech, PianoSD.com
San Diego
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