[CAUT] Ronsen-Wurzen hammers

[Ken Zahringer]

Hey, Paul,

Sometimes these hammers are a little bit cupped, and I have filed them some.
Just that, or nothing.  Hang them and see how they sound.

Regards,
Ken Z.


On 4/8/08 10:01 AM, "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> wrote:

> 
> Hi gang, 
> 
> This summer I'm rebuilding the action on our 1956 Baldwin D using Renner
> shanks/flanges and wippens.  I'm also, per your previous reccommendations,
> trying Ronsen-Wurzen hammers for the first time.  I have some time before
> summer arrives to "prep" the parts, weigh off the shanks, check pinning, etc.
> My question is; What sort of pre-voicing should be done with these hammers?
> Do they require pre-filing, juicing, needling etc.?  They're already bored,
> tapered and tails shaped nicely.
> 
> Thanks for any input!
> 
> Paul T. Williams RPT
> Univ. of Nebraska


-- 
Ken Zahringer, RPT
University of Missouri
School of Music

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