[CAUT] Hammers for Baldwin Concert grand

[David Ilvedson]

FWIW...here are a couple of photos from a 1912 Nordheimer I'm working on with Weikert felt hammers...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 7/12/2009 12:50:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hammers for Baldwin Concert grand


>Scott,

>Two weeks ago I worked with Rick Baldassin voicing the first set of new of Weikert 
>felt hammers. They are so new they don't even have a name yet! They are 
>wonderful, and are different than ANY set of hammers on the market. He'll have 
>some (I think) at the convention in Grand Rapids, and soon to come out for the 
>public. Also ask Dale Erwin, because he and Rick are both involved with this 
>company. As soon as they have them for sale (one month?) I am going to put these 
>on everything I can. Rather than try to decribe them I'll see if there is some 
>literature. In short, they are more like the pre-lacquered S&S of old, have a 
>different "diamond" shape (kind of like the S&S manual depicts) yet they are pressed 
>into this shape and not cut, thus maintaining the layers and not destoying their 
>integrity. These are worth waiting for! More to come...

>Jim Busby
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>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Scott Rogers 
>[freebird1982 at gmail.com]
>Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:48 AM
>To: PianoTech; caut at ptg.org
>Subject: [CAUT] Hammers for Baldwin Concert grand

>I'd like to get  opinions/preferences for hammers to use on 1966 Baldwin concert 
>grand. It will be located in a small recital hall. The last 2 Baldwin CG's I've used 
>Renner, and Abel special press from Pianotek. Had really good results with the Abels 
>with only having to use small amounts of lacquer.
>I'm especially curious about the Wurzen and Weikerts.
>Thanks all,
>Scott Rogers RPT