Yamaha action with Steinway/European hammers

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I'll politely disagree. It's more than  semantics in reality. I have 
experience with each of the stated hammers &  the Ronsen are not a low compression 
Hammer in the truest sense of the word  & not all that close Imo to the Steinway 
concept. I realize perhaps the  distinction is probably to lacquer or not to 
lacquer & frankly I've often  used little or  almost zero lacquer in the Ronsen 
Wurzens. 
    I had dinner with Lloyd & Donna  Meyer 3 weeks ago & actually he helped 
Jack Brand in some capacity re-open  the Wurzen plant in the early 1990s & has 
always used their felt.  As  to wether  he's using the Double AA qualities , 
Ididn't think to ask.  Sorry
 I's my opinion that the Ronsen & Renner hammers have  been moving closer to 
a more similar range of compression or stiffness. It  shouldn't take massive 
amounts of needling or lacquer to get essentially to the  same place. Know what 
I mean? I think the euro Wurzen are probably even closer  from what I Hear.
   I still really like the color range that comes  from a decent set of 
Steinway hammers as well.  Treated correctly....  whatever that means to you'all
   As far a compression goes cut open a Ronsen &  Renner or whatever & tell 
me which one blooms the most. The one  that blooms the most technically & 
scientifically  has most  inherent compression & hence resilience. If a hammer 
doesn't' bloom then the  resilience of the felt is being reduced by some mechanism 
in pressing be it heat  or pressure or both.Wow I don't really want to get to 
far into this again but  Jeannies last Statement is as true as they get
  Regards


Ronsons have always had a similar
approach to  hammer-making as Steinway:  Hammers very soft initially, with
the tone  built into the hammer.  Renners have always had the harder  hammers
from their pressing.  Bottom line....if they sound  good for a specific
application....use them.  Knowing which to use and  when comes with
experience and  listening.

Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Assistant Editor, Piano  Technicians Journal
mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net


 

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