On vrijdag, mei 9, 2003, at 23:33 Europe/Amsterdam, Richard Brekne wrote: > Hmmm... somewhat conflicting responses here. I think the thing to do > is to send > Del a set of these Wurzen's we get over here and see what he thinks. > Now who's > going to chip in for the cash to buy and send them ... eh ?? :) > > > Cheers > RicB sure Ricardo, no problemo. Let the great Del speak. Antares, The Netherlands see my website at : www.concertpianoservice.nl > > Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > >> I have not tried any Renner Blue hammers for several years so they >> might >> have changed, but.... The last time I did use them I ended up taking >> them >> off and tossing them. They were so hard and dense there was no way to >> needle them down to anything resembling a resilient hammer. They did >> not at >> all resemble the hammers Andre is describing. >> >> Del >> >> > > Richard, > > Having seen a sample of Renner blue, I confirm the felt is Wurzen > filz ... > > I understand also that Renner have interests (parts) in the Wurzen > factory (?) that is very certainly a possibility, and why they use > this material on most if not all their production actually. > > Nowadays, even then many intoners are finding this felt strange, > because they are accustomed to a more dense material to begin with. > Personally I am amazed to see how dense but resilient at the same time > this felt is becoming after the first strong needling, even if it seem > a little soft to begin with sometime. > > Cheers ! > > > Isaac OLEG > > > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Antares, The Netherlands see my website at : www.concertpianoservice.nl
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