Abel Hammer Co. Exclusive Interview

Vienna International presents you an exclusive interview with Norbert Abel, owner, and CEO of ABEL Hammer Company. This video will give you Norbert's personal take on the changing piano industry and a secret look into special projects being done with Abel Hammers. “By the way... Abel makes about 50,000 sets of hammers per year... multiply by 88 keys on a piano that equals 4.4 MILLION hammers annually!” – Glen Barkman “Norbert Abel’s father, Helmut Abel started his own hammer production business in the year 1982 after he had worked for another German manufacturer making piano hammers and action parts for 23 years. His goal was to produce hammers in the ‘old style’ which meant custom making hammers for each manufacturer using high-quality materials and advanced techniques. All pianos are different and have individual requirements and so with this custom approach, he convinced many of the piano makers and technicians with the Abel quality and philosophy; making hammers for many brands to individual specifications. From the beginning, Norbert has been involved in the business side and has seen the continuous growth and development of production. His brother, Frank, has taken over production. The third generation, Norbert’s son Alexander, is now learning step by step the difficult procedure of hammer making. Since 1993 the Abel Hammer Company factory has been based in Frankenhardt, Germany. In their history, their facilities have increased two times now to 24,000 square feet of manufacturing space with an annual production of over 50,000 sets of piano hammers per year!” This interview information was used from Piano Price Point. http://pianopricepoint.com/piano-blog... To know more about Abel Hammer Company, visit their website: http://abel-pianoparts.de/?lng=en&/ Also, information on Brooks LTD Piano Products can be found on their website: http://www.brooksltdonline.com Thank you Joseph DeFio for the delightful performance!