[CAUT] Abel select Vs. Rosner-Wurzen

[David Love]

I think it depends on which "other hammers" and which pianos.  The Abel
Select definitely has its place and can be just the right hammer given a
good match with the board and scale.  One thing to keep in mind is that it
is quite heavy which may be fine on certain pianos but will create problems
on others both in terms of both touch and tone.  Not being a one hammer for
all applications person I think the Abel Select is an excellent hammer that
in the right situation performs extremely well.  In my experience that tends
to be more performance pianos where power is needed, higher tension scales
and low leverage.  

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com

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Subject: [CAUT] Abel aelect Vs. Rosner-Wurtzen

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