voicing/juicing ronsen hammers

[pianolover 88]

Thanks Joe and Dale! Yes, I plan to "play them in" for a while before 
anything drastic. and yes, I agree that the 3:1 ratio is too strong, and 
that Joe's recipe(s) is closer to what I would probably use. But the good 
people at Ronsen told me that the Wurzens can be voiced "up" a bit, but did 
not give specifics; I should call them back and ask.

Joe also had a good point about the VAST tonal difference between these new 
hammers and the original "Rocks" that were on there before. At the same 
time, I regulary tune a customers' Yamaha U3 upright, which has the original 
hammers on it,  in good condition. This piano sounds AWSOME!  Rich, mellow 
tone (I've never voiced it) and it'll go from the softest ppp to the most 
thundering fff I've ever heard...in ANY upright.
Terry Peterson



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Joe Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Subject: Re: voicing/juicing ronsen hammers
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:38:01 -0800

Terry,
I've been using Ronsen Hammers for most of my 32 years. Having said that, 
I'd say YIKES! My suggestion(s) would be: 1. Play the hammers in for 3-6 
months, before even thinking about "juicing" them! (This is 
dependant on how much you play the piano, EVERY DAY!)<G> 2. Since this 
piano is a Yamama G-1, I'd say you got used to the sound of Shattering Glass 
and now have a whole new palate of sound/tone to listen to.<G> 3. A 
3:1 ratio (3 parts Acetone to 1 part Lacquer), is WAAAAY to strong, IMO. I 
usually use a mixture of double that rato or triple that ratio! (i.e. 6:1 or 
10:1)!!!! 4. Most of what I have gleaned on Wurzens is that the bottom few, 
(bass), hammers usually need a little "brightening" and likewise 
the top half octave or so. Proceed very cautiously on this, Please!?
Okay?<G>
Very Best Regards,
Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain, Tool Police
Squares R I

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