Terry, I put some samples of the Ronsen hammers with Wurzen felt on a Kawai piano for use in a voicing seminar in North Carolina a couple of weeks back. I think those who heard them in the class would agree that they sounded very nice. The initial tone was a little too soft, so I first shaped them a little to get a more uniform shape (they were a little lopsided) and fit the strike point to the strings. They still needed a little more, so I filed them with 1,000 grit sandpaper a little up and over the strike point. This helped a little more. Finally I deep needled them at the widest point - 9 and 3 O'clock, with the needles pointing up towards the tip of the molding, but not passing over the molding. This increased the power quite a bit, and the class agreed that they didn't need any more. Don Mannino RPT At 09:29 PM 11/8/2004, you wrote: >For those who have used them, or know about them, has anyone find it >necessary to lacquer Ronsen's Wurzen felt hammers? After hanging a set on >my G1 yamaha, the tone is quite nice and uniform, but lacking in power. >I'm told these hammers can be "voiced up" to some extent by deep needling >at about 11 &1 o'clock. Will this not "mellow" the tone? They are plenty >mellow to start with. I thought that adding 3:1 ratio of lacquer to >acetone and soaking the lower shoulders until it wicks to the moulding >near the tip was the way to add fff potential. >If so, what is the best way to do this consistently from one hammer to the >next, avoiding the crown? There is an article on lacquering in this >month's PTJ, but I'd like as much feedback as I can get before I attempt >this. thanks! > >Terry Peterson > >_________________________________________________________________ >On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to >get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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