Wurzen felt

[Isaac OLEG]

Richard,

 Having seen a sample of Renner blue, I confirm the felt is Wurzen
filz ...

I understand also that Renner have interests (parts) in the Wurzen
factory (?) that is very certainly a possibility, and why they use
this material on most if not all their production actually.

Nowadays, even then many intoners are finding this felt strange,
because they are accustomed to a more dense material to begin with.
Personally I am amazed to see how dense but resilient at the same time
this felt is becoming after the first strong needling, even if it seem
a little soft to begin with sometime.

Cheers !


Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Richard Brekne
> Envoye : vendredi 9 mai 2003 22:07
> A : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: Wurzen felt
>
>
> Andre,
>
> I think perhaps the reason Wurzen felt specifically doesnt
> seem to generate
> so much discussion is that the list is so dominatated by
> north american
> idigenie that have no real knowledge of this felt by name.
> If these hammers
> do have a counterpart in the US, it is likely that it is
> the Renner blue
> that are closest, and then they are known by that name.
>
> The larger subject matter of hammers in general comes up quite a bit
> however, along with that aspect of voicing that has to do with the
> manipulation of hammer felt consistence. It might be a good
> idea to find out
> once and for all if  Renner does sell what you know as the
> premium Wurzen
> felt hammers in america under another name.
>
> As far as pillows instead of hammers are concerned. I would
> just love to see
> one of these instruments that Del and Ron talk about, and
> view first hand
> the installation process of said hammers from the moment
> they get unpacked
> til the final touch of tone building is accomplished. I
> used a set of
> Ronsens that I got handed down from my brother once some
> years back. They
> went phoooofff when they hit the strings. And boy do I mean
> Phhhoooofff. But
> upon a few applications of lacquer they actually sounded very nice.
>
> I think that you are right in the assesment that laqure
> inhibits some of the
> natural elasticity in hammer felt, but perhaps it provides a sort of
> elasticity of its own in exchange ??
>
> As I am very inexperienced with voicing new hammers this
> way, I will bow to
> the experience of those who've done a lot of this tho.
>
> Cheers
>
> RicB
>
> antares@euronet.nl wrote:
>
> >
> > I have my own rather strong opinion but I certainly wish
> to respect the
> > preference of people who have a different opinion.
> > There are many different wines so to speak, but I was
> just wondering
> > why so few techncians react to this issue as it actually
> one of the
> > very aspects of our trade.....
> >
> > Antares,
> > The Netherlands
> >
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
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