[pianotech] Weickert Felt by ROnsen

[erwinspiano at aol.com]

 Hi Bill
  I would love to  hear a 9 ft Henry Miller with these hammers on. WHere will it live. Actually I just like big pianos but having rebuilt the 6ft. 8" 2 years ago I am intrigued. Those hammers were an early version of the Weickert that was more like the felt is now. I ahve the same hammers in my B
  Dale
  
  


-----Original Message-----
From: William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 10:18 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Weickert Felt by ROnsen


Hi Dale, Paul,

Dale, as you know, we recently installed a set of Weickerts on a 9' Henry F. Miller.  Very nice hammers - the whole package.  Used acrylic/acetone in the top two octaves to bring them up to the same level as the rest of the piano.  Not much more than "break-in fluid," really.  And, honestly, less than 30 minutes needling.  Most of that time spent just checking to be sure I wasn't overlooking something.  Very little actual needling.  The acrylic/acetone worked very well in terms of bringing the tone up and matching the overall tonal palette of the other hammers.  Very warm sounding hammers.  Great fundamental, and a really penetrating sound.  "Out of the box" type of tone, and very nice.  More like a Shigeru Kawai than a Steinway it that means anything to anyone.

Client is very pleased.

William R. Monroe

  


On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:57 PM, <PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com> wrote:


I'd be interested in what people are finding that they have to do to prepare them for any kind of fine voicing. Are there sections that needs more hardening/needling? If hardening, what chemicals are working best? How much? If needling in any general sense, where and how much? 
 
Paul

 

In a message dated 11/18/2009 10:53:56 P.M. Central Standard Time, erwinspiano at aol.com writes:
Any body else out there with objective or subjective feedback. I'm just working up a BB Mason but I haven't heard them yet.






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