Steinway O to Light Hammers

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I second your opinion of Ronsen hammers.  Every piano I've put them in,
Chickerings, Steinways, Knabes, Baldwins et al, always sound great.  I
actually got a gushing letter of praise for a 5'4" Knabe with the American
felt Ronsens, where the customer picked out the "beautiful, mellow tone" for
particular approval.  No other hammer, to my knowledge, can make a sound
like the American and German felt Ronsens.

Arthur Grudko
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:13 PM
Subject: Steinway O to Light Hammers


> Of course, John Hartmann knows about the good Cold Press hammers from
> Ronsen, but I'd like to share some info with y'all. I just completed an
> 1880's German Upright, that originally had very small light hammers. I got
a
> set from Ronsen with Silver Maple Moulding, European Felt. These were 12
> pound size/14 pound felt. These hammers came, consistantly, with about
> .8gram more than the original wornout hammers. In my book that's an exact
> match! The hammers sounded marvelous and the touch was as it should be for
a
> good German upright. If you haven't tried Ronsen hammers, I strongly
suggest
> you do! BTW, the Silver Maple moulding is LIGHTER than Sapele, Mahogany or
> Walnut! The reason I tried it was that Ed McMorrow, (of "Light Hammer"
> fame), suggested I try it. He raved about it and now I know why. The tonal
> production of that set of hammers was superb, IMO
> Best Regard,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
>
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