[CAUT] Abel aelect Vs. Rosner-Wurtzen

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Hi All,

I was wandering if any of you have tried the Abel "Select" from 
Pianotek vs. other hammers. I have put them in a Mason & Hamlin CC, two 
9'2" Bechstein ENs, and several Steinways. I have found them to give a 
great sound with little voicing. I have been told that from one of the 
professors that played a new Steinway B at another university that 
while the new B had a great sound, it could not match the sound of the 
Steinway B that I put the Abel "Select" hammers on. I was also told by 
all of the staff that neither of the Bechsteins sounded nearly as good 
as they do now. I was just told by a guest artist that she loved the 
Mason & Hamlin because of the beautiful coloring of the tone of the 
piano. Just curious to see if anyone else out there has tried these 
hammers and how they liked them.

God bless

Bill Balmer, RPT
University of Findlay and Ohio Northern University