[pianotech] Finding New Hammers for a Wurlitzer Spinet

[Dale Erwin]

Hi Michael
  Ok, barring my soul here.  With my sons on board we took in a Spinet to restore last year for some very nice people. Hey they needed a reality check. Yeah,Mom s piano, ya know?  It was.... a ....Yikes...... Lester!. Ok, SO, we installed a new set of Ronsen Hammers with the Vfg felt. Instant music, No needles, no juice, no shaping and it was as good as these things can sound & it was respectable.  The client was very pleased.  The piano technicians were fairly shocked. :) To good to be true? Nahhh.
That said & FWIW, I've used the VFg felt in countless verticals & grands for over 17 years and with the same experience.  This hammer is simply the best no hassle hammer for these types of jobs on the planet. No brag, just fact as the saying goes.
 


 Dale Erwin RPT-
 Pre-hung Ronsen hammer sets/Abel parts
WWW.Erwinspiano.com
209-577-8397

 
  





-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Magness <ifixpiano at gmail.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wed, Apr 11, 2012 6:00 pm
Subject: [pianotech] Finding New Hammers for a Wurlitzer Spinet


I have been asked to restore a Wurlitzer Spinet c.1942
Please don't ask the obvious questions, why, shouldn't it just be burned, etc. I already went through all of that with the customer. She is adamant that it is a family "heirloom" that she wants restored, for herself & her daughter after her.
 
Now to my problem, the hammers need to be replaced, I'm at a loss where to begin looking for hammers that will work. Since spinets haven't been made for a decade or more, where would one look for replacement hammers?
All suggestions welcome, for finding hammers, other suggestions regarding the job not so much, it has been taken, I can't rescind my decision now.
 
As many of us often say, it all spends
 
Mike

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Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com

 
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