[CAUT] Abel aelect Vs. Rosner-Wurtzen

[Chris Solliday]

I sometimes do deep needling to open hammers that are breaking up on a hard
bloow but I don't do anything as prep voicing like I do with Blues where I
deep needle the whole set up to 62. Sorry I wasn't very clear.
Selects are not hard pressed but somewhere in the middle as described by
Norbert and Bob M to me.
Chris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 3:25 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Abel aelect Vs. Rosner-Wurtzen


> I find this interesting...you have to do no deep needling in lower
shoulders upwards?   The hammers are "projecting"...tone above the strings?
This would mean a hard pressed hammer with resiliency in the shoulders...?
Is that what you think the Abel Selects have?
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Chris Solliday" <csolliday at rcn.com>
> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
> Received: 4/17/2008 5:57:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Abel aelect Vs. Rosner-Wurtzen
>
>
> >I too continue to receive rave reviews for Abel Selects. The only voicing
I
> >continue to have to do is some shallow crown single needling to keep the
> >attack down. I have one situation where I have a Steinway B and a
> >Bosendorfer 200 in the same (300 seat very live) room and they are often
> >played together. Those faculty including the artist in residence who
> >suffered the originals are extremely happy about the new incarnations
both
> >separately and together.
> > I don't think that I have found my "ideal" hammer yet, but then I'm just
> >trying to keep others happy and the wolves away from the door. These
hammers
> >work great, but I also like Ronsen Bacon and Wurzen (for smaller
situations)
> >and Steinway factory. I only have one set of Abel Naturals and am just
> >beginning to work with them and they seem great too. Time will tell. I'm
> >just glad to have an array of such good options. Remember the good ole
days,
> >Steinway factory, Baldwin factory or Imadegawas. Nevermore!
> >Chris Solliday rpt
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: <wbis290 at aol.com>
> >To: <caut at ptg.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:49 PM
> >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
> >>
> >>