Thank you for this video! How lucky for me that you're working here with the very type of hammers I am installing. Thanks for also mentioning the mixture ratio.
Love the video! (And love those Ronsen Weickert felt hammers!) I was lucky to obtain a hardening protocol from the Ronsen co. written by their friend and technician-extraordinaire Dale Erwin. Interesting thoughts to combine with one's own. I'm sure they'd be happy to send to you (if you don't already have it).
Cool technique. I wish you had a before/after sound. No biggie. I have a set of hammers that need more. What Does this technique create? I've been thinking of experimenting with this. Guess it's time to try. Have you tried b72 yet with same technique? Lots of questions. Thanks for putting this video out. I would suggest using a acid brush to do this. Its very exacting.
Hello, greetings from Argentina!🤗 I'm having the same problem on a piano, what kind of product do you put on the hammers? is it an adhesive? Thank you so much!!
No adhesive! First choice is paraloid B72. See my video. 2nd choice is thinned lacquer that you get from hardware store. B72 is preferred if you can find it
How did they turn out? Did you by any chance post a video of some before and after playing. I am a piano tuner and am thinking about this for a Steinway 48" for my recording studio. What is the author and name if the book you referenced?
Pretty mild change but I was using a pretty thin solution. I juiced a second time on the shoulders and was happy with the result. I look for a more European sound rather than the brighter Steinway type of sound. The book is The Voice of the Piano by Andre Oorebeek. It was out of print but a new edition is available from Piano Forte Supply in Canada. www.pianofortesupply.com/books/voice-of-the-piano/voicing-book-dvd-2/
Hi Eric, I want to try this technique on my hammers and I'm trying to get a hold of lacquer online, but somehow it's very difficult... Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. Do you have a website you could refer me to? You mention "Piano tech" but I can't seem to find anything. Thank you. /Simon
Hi Simon. Google pianotek. This will have to be thinned with thinner...already thinned lacquer is available from Steinway. I think their ration is 20% lacquer to 80% thinner. This is a pretty gentle ratio...allowing you to proceed slowly.
Thank you for your your help and quick response. I've been doing some more research and decided I'm not going to do this myself. I'm not a technician and even though this looked so easy to do I think I might do more damage than good if I were to try. This might not even be what's appropriate for my hammers. Hammer voicing seems to be much more of a science at second glance. But thank you for replying. /Simon
Maher Maher The new NY hammers are very good and do not need much lacquer. When I use it (so far) it is only drops on the crown in carefully selected sections. I like a warmer sound and the new steinway hammers give it. Thanks for watching
Thank you for this video! How lucky for me that you're working here with the very type of hammers I am installing. Thanks for also mentioning the mixture ratio.
Do you have sound sample before and after lacquering?
Love the video! (And love those Ronsen Weickert felt hammers!) I was lucky to obtain a hardening protocol from the Ronsen co. written by their friend and technician-extraordinaire Dale Erwin. Interesting thoughts to combine with one's own. I'm sure they'd be happy to send to you (if you don't already have it).
Cool technique. I wish you had a before/after sound. No biggie. I have a set of hammers that need more. What Does this technique create? I've been thinking of experimenting with this. Guess it's time to try. Have you tried b72 yet with same technique? Lots of questions. Thanks for putting this video out. I would suggest using a acid brush to do this. Its very exacting.
how much lacquer would you apply to each piano hammer?
Hello, greetings from Argentina!🤗 I'm having the same problem on a piano, what kind of product do you put on the hammers? is it an adhesive? Thank you so much!!
No adhesive! First choice is paraloid B72. See my video. 2nd choice is thinned lacquer that you get from hardware store. B72 is preferred if you can find it
How did they turn out? Did you by any chance post a video of some before and after playing. I am a piano tuner and am thinking about this for a Steinway 48" for my recording studio. What is the author and name if the book you referenced?
Pretty mild change but I was using a pretty thin solution. I juiced a second time on the shoulders and was happy with the result. I look for a more European sound rather than the brighter Steinway type of sound. The book is The Voice of the Piano by Andre Oorebeek. It was out of print but a new edition is available from Piano Forte Supply in Canada. www.pianofortesupply.com/books/voice-of-the-piano/voicing-book-dvd-2/
Hi Eric, I want to try this technique on my hammers and I'm trying to get a hold of lacquer online, but somehow it's very difficult... Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. Do you have a website you could refer me to? You mention "Piano tech" but I can't seem to find anything.
Thank you.
/Simon
Hi Simon. Google pianotek. This will have to be thinned with thinner...already thinned lacquer is available from Steinway. I think their ration is 20% lacquer to 80% thinner. This is a pretty gentle ratio...allowing you to proceed slowly.
www.pianoteksupply.com
Thank you for your your help and quick response. I've been doing some more research and decided I'm not going to do this myself. I'm not a technician and even though this looked so easy to do I think I might do more damage than good if I were to try. This might not even be what's appropriate for my hammers. Hammer voicing seems to be much more of a science at second glance.
But thank you for replying.
/Simon
I think you are taking the right approach...it is easy to do and consequently easy to screw up!!
What camical are you using? Paraloid b72?
In this video I'm using lacquer and thinner. This is before I discovered B72.
Do you use hammers lacquer on New York hammers (new one)
Maher Maher The new NY hammers are very good and do not need much lacquer. When I use it (so far) it is only drops on the crown in carefully selected sections. I like a warmer sound and the new steinway hammers give it.
Thanks for watching
Eric Johnson Thank you very much
I've put way to much on my hammers, and made them as hard as a rock... but I'm going to buy new hammers soon....
joshua bonner there are techniques for soaking them in thinner to get the lacquer iut
Eric Johnson thanks, where on earth do you buy this thin lacquer solution??? I'm in Australia 😎
joshua bonner thats tough. Thinner is available at any paint store. However most lacquer turns the hammers a little brown
but if that doesn't bother you..then just look around a paint store. Always dilute the lacquer.
Eric Johnson no, it doesn't bother me.. I'll look around for lacquer... do I just dilute it with water or aceton?