Hi all, I've re-discovered some great voicing techniques on these new Ronsen-Wurzen hammers that have opened up the Baldwin we wapinaized recently!!! With a few simple stabs, fairly deep in the middle only! (3-4mm) one at 11 and the other at 1 and then again at 10 and 2 the sound began to open up!! Then, with the extreme edges stabbing at bit more conservatively (ala Rick B). the sound has really opened up, cancelling my previous opinion that the soundboard was shot! All (98%) of the false-beats (due, I beleive to Wapin) are gone with endless (so to speak) sustain!! The Wapin really helped with the false beats and sustain (for all you who don't beleive it works...try it you'l like it!) When I'm finished, this is going to be a great piano. it's getting used a lot in the next two weeks, so I won't go further, but will continue improving the grand old dame next year!! I'll spray-laquer over the top of a portion(since I soaked the undersides and shoulders) on the middle and then "mellow out" the nasty bright ones, but I think the end result will be totally worth the effort of rebuilding the action, installing Wapin and putting on these Ronsen-Wurzen hammers. I'll still add a bit more to the lower and bass to bring out the "sizzle" everyone wants here. It really helped the notorious killer areas in octaves 5-6. It keeps up with the rest of the piano!! I'll admit, that is still a Baldwin (I must admit I've never been a fan) and maybe won't ever compete with the Steinway D here, but I've really got that one to sing in the way I want! BTW, I don't understand why so many of you said the Ronsen-Wurzen's would take so little effort to make this piano sing? I guess I got the soft pack!! I guess it took all these efforts to make the piano great again. Please don't shame Wapin or Ronsen. They're great efforts..both of them. try them both! Maybe this is one of the first with both? I don't know! it works! Best, Paul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20081204/994da8cb/attachment.html>
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