Del said: "I?d be happy if hammer makers would simply stick within the known bounds of what wool will tolerate. It?s been known for some time now that pressing wool felt with lots of moisture and too much pressure and too much heat produces piano hammer shaped objects that are incapable of producing the basic musical nuances we expect from our pianos yet some hammermakers?and pianomakers?continue pressing wool felt with too much moisture and too much pressure and too much heat forcing the stuff into something having the shape?but not the soul?of piano hammers. And piano technicians continue buying these atrocities and they continue recommending the pianos fitted with them to their overly trusting customers. And then, when the pianos don?t sound ?right,? they have to drag out every heroic voicing technique in the book in a desperate attempt to make those piano hammer shaped whatever-they-are musically less bad. Bah! Humbug!" ddf, (Del), Since you taught me I will have to say: YEAH!!!!!! What you said TIMES TEN! Why is it that we, essentially only have one hammer manucturer that understands that? The rest?, continue to make these BEHEMOTHS that just don't work! Thank God for Ray/ Ronse Piano Hammers INC!@!!! Thanks Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I
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