voicing/juicing ronsen hammers

[Don Mannino]

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Dale,

In order to get the most classes out of a set of hammers, I only put 2 in 
the piano.  One in the center, one at note 64 I think.

I used 3 needles, long enough to reach the molding (6-7mm), 3 or 4 jabs on 
each side of the hammer as previously described.

It is not as effective in the treble, but still works when the right 
location is found.

Don Mannino

At 06:46 AM 11/10/2004, you wrote:
>
>   Hi Don
>   What part of the scale were your samples placed in & how many sticks on 
> average was achieving the desired effect?.
>   This sounds like the description of battery voicing Andre had 
> outlined.. I'll try this.
>     Thanks
>      Dale
>I put some samples of the Ronsen hammers with Wurzen felt on a Kawai piano
>for use in a voicing seminar in North Carolina a couple of weeks back.  I
>think those who heard them in the class would agree that they sounded very
>nice.
>
>The initial tone was a little too soft, so I first shaped them a little to
>get a more uniform shape (they were a little lopsided) and fit the strike
>point to the strings.  They still needed a little more, so I filed them
>with 1,000 grit sandpaper a little up and over the strike point.  This
>helped a little more.  Finally I deep needled them at the widest point - 9
>and 3 O'clock, with the needles pointing up towards the tip of the molding,
>but not passing over the molding.  This increased the power quite a bit,
>and the class agreed that they didn't need any more.
>
>Don Mannino RPT
>
>


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