[CAUT] durability (was funding)

[David Ilvedson]

No, actually this is a Baldwin D, 1956.   It is in my little town's performance hall.   It gets played a few times a week.   Not full-bore classical day in and day out.   Actually the voicing is pretty darn stable...I don't think these hammers have had any deep needling in the lower shoulders and I'm not sure they even need it?   Do new Ronsen Wurzen need opening up of the lower shoulders?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA 94044





Original message
From: "Jim Busby" 
To: "College and University Technicians" 
Received: 10/3/2006 12:07:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] durability (was funding)


David,
 
Was it on a heavy use piano? 
 
Thanks
Jim Busby BYU



From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Porritt, David
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:27 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] durability (was funding)
 
For the past 2 years I’ve been hanging only Ronsen Wurzen felt hammers and I’ve been surprised and pleased at the longevity.  At the end of a year they didn’t even appear grooved.  Pulling the action and looking closer you could see string marks but not what you’d call grooves.  That felt is just so dense that it holds up.  The next 3 or 4 years will tell the story but so far so very-good.
 
dave
 
David M. Porritt
dporritt at smu.edu



From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Tanner
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:42 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] durability (was funding)
 
 
On Oct 2, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Rick Florence wrote:
 
 I think our Piano
faculty are close to what your Chair does - hammers last about 4 years.  Our
performance major practice rooms make it 2-3 years.  We've tried a number of
different hammers, but the results are not much difference.  We are in the
middle of hanging a set of the new Abel Hammers (Bio felt?).  We'll see how
they do.
  
I want to know when you guys have time to change hammers every 2, 3, 4 years....
 
Our concert instruments are serviced twice a week and touched up before eachperformance.  I suspect our program may a little busier than yours, however,
which necessitates the extra service.  Last year we had over 600 events.
  
...and get all these tunings done in 40 hours a week.
 
Back to work... 
duh...?
 
 Rick
 
We're having a rebuilding meeting with the dean and piano faculty in the morning.  We've had virtually no budget funding beyond my salary, and I'm taking every bit of this thread to the meeting with me.
Jeff
 
Jeff Tanner, RPT
University of South Carolina
 
 
 
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