On Jul 7, 2009, at 1:00 PM, Floyd Gadd wrote: > Whether or not Crescendo punchings are the perfect choice, I've > discovered > that the front rail punchings do exert a very significant influence > on the > feel of the piano. The original punchings in this piano were simply > too > soft. Who knows -- I might have been just as pleased if I'd > substituted in > used punchings from that 90 year old Doherty whose plate went "snap" > on me > as I tuned it a few months back . . . > > Floyd Hi Floyd and list, The Crescendo are made in the Wurzen felt factory in Germany). As we all know by now Wurzen felt is of the highest quality and is used by most major Piano manufacturers (STW, the YAMAHA CFIII-S, Schimmel, Bechstein's more expensive models, Fazioli, Bösendorfer, and many others. The Crescendo Wurzen punchings are very good for : 1. creating a very very precise regulation (if the technician knows how to make a very precise regulation in the first place) 2. creating a louder tone, because of the improved energy transfer due to the improved regulation 3. creating a louder tone, because of the improved energy transfer due to the more firm punching, as it does not absorb so much energy 4. restoring tone when an instrument has been voiced too much To find out more about the Crescendo punchings I would advise to search the archives as a lot has been written in the not-so-long-ago past. An article too has been publicized a few years in the PTG Journal about these punchings. It is understandable that some technicians have negative reports about these punchings... however, the majority of our colleagues are usually very positive and even Oberhessische Klaviaturen in Germany now delivers their new key frames with Wurzen back rail cloth, Wurzen balance rail punchings, and Wurzen front rail punchings (the very same front rail punchings Jürgen Goering is selling as 'Crescendo punchings'. For most, the Crescendo punchings are a welcome and very positive tool to improve touch and tone. That is nice. Others just don't like them, for whatever reason. That's ok too. It is a free world (in some parts). and no.... I do not sell Wurzen or Crescendo front punchings nor do I make any commissions , just so everybody here knows. friendly greetings from André Oorebeek Antoni van Leeuwenhoekweg 15 1401 VW, Bussum the Netherlands tel : +31 35 6975840 gsm : +31 652 388008 www.concertpianoservice.nl "where Music is no harm can be" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090707/6948e888/attachment-0001.htm>
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