[CAUT] Weikert felt --was: Chopstick tool needles?

[Ed Sutton]

Susan-

My experience has been with Abel Naturals, on two S & S M's, an S & S B, M & H BB, Yamaha G-3 and U-1 and an old Gulbransen baby grand.
All very positive. Far less than usual needling to open up. Low shoulder needling gave more power when I needed it.
Less noise from the capo duplex. Heavy use pianos don't need as much maintenance voicing. 

I have not yet heard them in a large auditorium.

Ed 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Susan Kline 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:03 PM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Weikert felt --was: Chopstick tool needles?


  Ji, Ed, this is very good news, both for piano tone 
  and (eventually) for the budgets of our various institutions. 

  Do you think these hammers would be suitable for a 1934 
  seven-foot Baldwin grand (still with a very nice board)? 
  Mine is ready for new hammers. 

  Susan Kline


  On 11/19/2010 4:45 AM, Jim Busby wrote: 
    Ed,



    The new "Blue Point" hammers (Renner, with Weikert felt) look and feel nearly identical to some 80 year old hammers that were on a D I saw and wrote about last year. They indeed have more resilience and need less voicing maintenance. I've worked on several Weikert felt hammers, but these are different than any of them. If they last 80 years it wouldn't surprise me a bit. I like this "new" (old) era!



    Jim Busby



    From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed Sutton
    Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:52 PM
    To: caut at ptg.org
    Subject: Re: [CAUT] Chopstick tool needles?



    Susan-



    We may be entering a new (old) era, with the return of Weikert and Abel Natural hammer felts.

    These hammers seem to respond with less needling and few chemicals, they seem to hold the voicing longer, and to come back with a spray of rubbing alcohol and/or light brushing. Resilient. I think we'll find them lasting longer, and that voicing will be a lot easier on the wrists.

    (Vodka if you prefer, but rubbing alcohol is cheaper.)



    Ed Sutton




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