The all new Weickert felt hammer by Ronsen

[Paul T Williams]

I actually have several R's, but not sure how many I will replace....I'll 
try one set and see how they do.  Please remit off line for setting up 
some kind of account.

thanks

Paul




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  Hi Paul
  Well the answer is of course ..great.  But objectively I offer this.. At 
one point Baldwin made some beautiful hammers in the 80's that remind me 
of this felt. I installed a set in an R. Shaped & hung only, no needling 
and it was magic. My bet is on Weickert felt for so many things. If the 
soundboard has a rationally made rib set & isn't overly stiff, as are 
some, this will work just fine.. 

Grotrian for example has a stingy 9 ft & requires high density hammers.
  Dale Erwin
www.erwinspiano.com

How would these do in a 60's Baldwin R? 

Paul 



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   I wanted to announce this exciting bit of news here first.
 Sincerely
 Dale Erwin 
  Ronsen Piano Hammer Company announces
  the New Weickert felt limited edition piano hammer. 
        Exclusively produced in America by the Ronsen Hammer Co.

 The Wurzen felt company of Germany has just reintroduced the legendary 
Weickert felt. This felt was prized by hammer piano makers for its 
resilience & tonal versatility.
   Weickert felt was in use by many famous makers for nearly 90 years 
before WW-II forced the plant to be shut down. All old N.Y. Steinways as 
well as many other American and European companies used this felt. 
 When the Berlin Wall came down, the Jack Brand family of Canada purchased 
the facility and in 1992 began felt production with all the original 
equipment and felt making formulas still intact! Wurzen makes a host of 
piano felts for the industry and its products are marketed and used 
worldwide.

  Now the Famous Weickert felt piano hammer has been recreated. It is a 
dense,springy felt that provides a rich palette of tonal coloration to the 
musician and technician.
  Ronsen-made Weickert felt hammers elicit enormous sustain and tonal 
clarity from the very first moment - and these attributes are present 
without pre-needling. A simple probing of these hammers with a single #6 
needle reveals a wonderful dense feel, and the needles go all the way in 
with a beautiful feel of velvety compliance.

 The Weikert-style felt by Wurzen utilizes a special proprietary blend of 
wools as did the original formulas.
The reduction of protocols known to damage felt fibers in production, such 
as over-bleaching, pressing, ironing and sanding have all been reduced or 
in large part eliminated, leaving an absolutely beautiful organic hammer. 
The felt even smells alive!
The Weickert felt's density, elasticity and strength are left intact and 
are the vital and necessary ally of discriminating voicing technicians.
 Weickert felt, combined with the time-tested traditional hammer-making 
protocols of Ronsen's Ray Negron, has now produced one of the finest piano 
hammers ever available.
Available October 23 thd. Order now.

  Priced at $330.00 for 16 lb. felt

  Priced at $315 for the 14 lb. felt

   Introductory price of $299.00 
  Boring extra
  For purchases, services, molding and other felt options call Dale Erwin, 
Ronsen's new West Coast supplier, at Erwin Piano Restoration at 
209-577-8397 Pacific West coast time. For voicing and technical support, 
call either Dale or Ray Negron at Ronsen at 1-800-864-0233 East Coast 
time. 


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