Patent ID: 7262351
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: G10C

Abstract:
1. In a piano hammer comprising an elongate hammer head having a nose portion defining side surfaces and a felt covering surrounding the nose portion with tail portions of the felt covering affixed to the side surfaces, said felt covering defining a substantially elliptical peripheral surface which extends from a top of the hammer, in a region for striking a piano string, away from this region through a widest point, between a front and a back of the hammer, called an “equator”, to the terminus of said tail portions, the improvement comprising an elongate voicing tape arranged on the peripheral surface of the felt covering and extending from said region for striking a piano string along both sides of the hammer to points on the front and back thereof beyond said equator, said voicing tape being made of a synthetic, non-woven fabric material, wherein said voicing tape is resistant to wear and other damage and permanently re-voices the piano, when applied to all keys, making the piano quieter and extending its dynamic range.