Crescendo Punchings

[David Ilvedson]

Andre,

I agree with David that he is not the "enemy".   Andre and EVERYONE on the list needs quit taking comments so personally.   Great post David.   

David Ilvedson



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "David C. Stanwood" <stanwood@tiac.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 08:11:55 -0400
Subject: Re: Crescendo Punchings


>Dear André (and Jurgen),

>Despite my initial skepticism I've decided to try a set of your fine wool 
>punchings on a Mason & Hamlin CC c1903 (9' 4.5") concert grand that I'm 
>working on for a local concert venue.  Sylvia Traey will be performing on 
>the instrument and I value her opinion highly...  I'm happy to report her 
>impressions...  There certainly are an impressive number of opinions coming 
>in from respectable techs on these new products and you Andre deserve great 
>credit for your success in getting finer quality wool into pianos, 
>especially in the hammers...

>Years ago (the late eighties) I was frustrated with the reluctance of the 
>piano industry to use finer quality wool felt and cold pressing in their 
>hammers and even bought myself a production wool carding machine and 
>supporting equipment including a fine set of Dolge hammer presses with the 
>intention of "doing it myself".  Fortunately my sights got set on a subject 
>that I was able to make progress in (touch weight) instead of re-inventing 
>the wool wheel...  The hammer presses have been restored and are being 
>successfully used by a friend and associate and the carding machine and 
>attending equipment still sit in a trailer in the back pasture...

>So again I offer my heartfelt thanks for your perseverance and success.

>David Stanwood

>PS - André... just because I disagree or express an opposing opinion about 
>an idea doesn't make me your "enemy".  I'm sorry that you feel this way and 
>I'll try not to hurt your feelings in the future, however I will never 
>hesitate to express my opinion based on facts and experience even if it 
>chances to go against the grain.

>For the sake of this list I think that we should all try to avoid being 
>reactionary, in a personal sense, in our list responses because I can see 
>that it inhibits many from getting involved in the discussion.


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