This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Barbara asked: "Just curious on the work hardening issue, what have you = found with the =3D Wurzen felt hammers? I realize you can pretty much put them where you = =3D want them in the first place, but have you found that the sound =3D "matures?" Or is it just a case of always putting them back to the same = =3D sound you got in the first place?" Barbara, I'm just finishing up on the 1867 Chickering, Flat Strung. I put = Wurzen/Ronsen hammers on it. In the last couple of weeks I've had a few = of my better piano playing friends come to the shop and give it a work = out. What I've noticed is that initially the hammers didn't really blow = my kilts up. After some serious playing/pounding, the hammers are = beginning to Blossom. Very nice tone, in almost the whole piano w/o = doing any voicing. The one area that was weak, was the extreme treble, = (from F#7 to the top). I really hate adding hardeners, but in this case, = (due to the basic piano design), I think it's necessary. So, I have = juiced them a bit. That helped a lot. I believe that it will continue to = improve, before I need to smooth things out with needles etc. The one thing that strikes me more than anything else, about the tone, = is that the sound is more of a "TA" sound, rather than a=20 "CHA"/"BLA" sound. This really blows my kilts up!<G> Big round, (but not = "spiral"), tone, especially in the bass/tenor area. This scale is = low-tension and is intentional, by me, to be exactly that! Oh, Joy!!!! I'll try to keep y'all posted as this progresses. Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4d/cd/d8/6a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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