[pianotech] feurich

[Greg Newell]

David & List,

                My volume of hammer replacement job is quite small compared
to many of you on this and other lists. Ray has never treated me like I
wasn’t really worth his time. Quite the opposite. He has been not only
congenial but very friendly and caring and takes great strides to provide me
with exactly what I need each and every time. It’s been a very long time
since I’ve bought from anyone else. 

 

Greg Newell

Greg's Piano Forté

www.gregspianoforte.com

216-226-3791 (office)

216-470-8634 (mobile)

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Porritt, David
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:15 AM
To: David Ilvedson; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] feurich

 

David:

 

We have a Steinway “B” in a practice room at SMU and you can imagine the
sound.  The room is 25” longer than the piano and there is little room along
the side (haven’t measured it but probably 2’).  I talked to Ray Negron and
told him I needed soft hammers and he used Bacon felt and pressed them soft.
They’ve been on 2 years now and they still sound good.  The nice thing is
they haven’t lost their shape (gone flat-top) like the soft hammers from the
famous maker.  I don’t know what Ray does to make them soft while retaining
some strength but they work well.  The factory hammers on the new pianos are
usually replaced after 5 – 6 years here.  These I think will last quite a
bit longer.

 

It’s really cool that you can pick up the phone and talk to the guy who will
actually make the hammers and he’ll make what you need.

 

dave

 

 

David M. Porritt, RPT

dporritt at smu.edu

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 2:24 AM
To: caut at ptg.org; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] feurich

 

List,

 

I have a customer with a 1990 Feurich 190 Grand.   I am deciding on hammers
for this piano.   This is a professional pianist insists on playing hard at
all times to keep his power up for performance.   The piano is in a very
small room and he plays with the lid closed and a cover(cover may have been
a thing about the cat...now deceased).   I'm considering a softer hammer,
ala Ronsen, but would be interested in an appropriate hammer for a
Feurich...it was Renner originally.  I can get a Hamburg Steinway hammer,
which might not be a bad choice for this piano...

 

Thanks in advance for your advice...

 

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA 94044

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