[CAUT] Ronsen-Wurzen hammers

[Richard Brekne]

Grin... wouldnt it.  And left unaffected by host biases I suppose 
visiting observant technicians would end up concluding that the world of 
what is <<good>> piano sound is indeed quite large and variant.

I just replaced a set of new stock Hamburgs on an 25 year old D.  This 
was a big hall, old stone castle / church type of building... lots of 
acoustics and the original set of hammers were about on average 1 gram 
lighter... and quite soft voiced.  Folks have by and large complained 
about this instrument not having any strength and being a bit deadish in 
the area between C4 and F5.

The difference after putting on new was astounding and quite 
delightful.  A very full dynamic range was achieved.  In this case... 
the older board did not require lighter and softer hammers... quite the 
opposite. Beautiful pianissimo of the softest sort all the way to nearly 
glassy bright fff, all with an ability to carry back through the hall. 
Course a nice action balancing and regulation... with freshly polished 
pins and telfoned bushings didnt hurt at all... :)

Cheers
RicB


    It would be so nice to be able to go to different Universities and
    hear pianos in different environments.   Everyone has their opinions
    and I'd like to hear the differences...

    David Ilvedson, RPT
    Pacifica, CA  94044