Wurzen felt

[David Love]

I'm all for such a hammer, though I haven't seen a Renner hammer that fits
that description here, at least not consistently.  Recently, I bought a set
of Abel hammers from Pianotek (referred to in their catalogue as Abel
Select) supposedly made without so much heat and pressing, less dense as it
were.  These seem different from the other Abel hammer I am familiar with
which I have not particularly liked.  I have not put a whole set on a piano
but have tried a couple of samples on various pianos and so far there is a
chance that this is what I am looking for.  The hammer has a nice full
sound out of the box but is much more resilient and open than other Abel
hammers I have heard.   How the hammer develops is always an issue that
concerns me not to mention consistency from set to set.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: <antares@euronet.nl>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>; <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> Date: 5/11/2003 4:02:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Wurzen felt
>
>
> On zaterdag, mei 10, 2003, at 20:59 Europe/Amsterdam, David Love wrote:
>
> > Because to many people there seems to be no middle ground with hammer
> > makers.  Either they are on the very hard side, or the very soft side. 
> >  If
> > you don't prefer the very hard type then you have no choice but to use 
> > a
> > very soft hammer and beef it up a bit.  There are some exceptions, but
> > consistency in hardness from one hammer set to another also varies and,
> > again, if you prefer to err on the side of softness, then you have no
> > choice but to use lacquer once in awhile.  Hopefully, you don't need 
> > too
> > much.
> >
> > David Love
> >
>
> But David Love,
> That is exactly why I sometimes come forward with my Renner Wurzen chit 
> chat.
> We now know that the European Wurzen Renners are not the same as the 
> Renner blues made for the US.
> We also know now that these European Wurzen hammers are not nearly as 
> loud and dense as the Abels.
> So what I mean to say, is that there exists a perfect compromise.
> The problem lies in the fact that these European Wurzen hammers are not 
> for sale in the US, if I am right, and that means that not many 
> technicians have experience with them.
> Richard Brekne can vouch for these hammers as he already installed a 
> few sets of these. Again, no hammer dopes necessary, except in the 
> highest treble (maybe the last 5-6-7 hammers) and the very lowest bass 
> hammers (maybe the first 5-6-7 hammers).
> I am not trying to push these hammers. We sell them here but the 
> American market for Renner is in the hands of Lloyd Meyer, so I don't 
> earn on them.
> It is just that I don't understand why you guys have hammers that are 
> either too soft or too hard.
> On the other hand, and as I said before, the world is supposed to be a 
> free place. You want to use hammer dopes there, who am I to have 
> objections.
> I mainly see this email traffic about hammers and felt as an 
> interesting discussion.
>
> Antares,
> The Netherlands
>
> see my website at : www.concertpianoservice.nl