There are hammers and then there are hammers. We all know about the kind that pound nails, but many people don't know that the piano wouldn't make a sound unless a felt-covered hammer struck the string.
Piano hammers are made from a piece of dense felt, glued under tremendous pressure onto a wooden molding. After the glue dries, the long strip is cut into 88 individual hammers.
Good hammer felt must have a combination of density and resilience so that the piano will have a beautiful, singing tone. The hammer's tone can be adjusted by a process called voicing.
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