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Just curious if its possible to identify what brand of hammers thats in my piano. Best regards /Peter[img]https://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthre...d-piano-1948.html#lg=3201868&slide=7[/img]

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My first guess would be Imadegawa. I have been known to occasionally be wrong though.

Peter Grey Piano Doctor

Unless they are marked somewhere, usually on the side of the hammers on the lowest notes, I do not think there is any way of determining who made them short of asking whoever installed them. In any case, I do not think it makes any difference. If you are not planning on replacing them, a good technician will work with what is there. If you are planning on replacing them, then it does not matter.

I can do an extra check for marks after work. Im satisfied with the piano so like i said just curious.

In kind of ”nerdy” with sound..and i think i hear the tone change a little from one day to another, more than it does on my other grands. I read in another thread that Imadegawa hammer could be hard. If we suppose that my hammers is hard, are they more sensitive for changes in moisture in the room than a softer hammer, and can that affect the tone?

Could this be an explanation to what i think i hear….im deep into high end audioequipment so im well aware of placebo