Self voicing hammers/work hardening

[Barbara Richmond]

David,

Cool.  Thanks for sharing your experience.

It's nice to know there's another heretic out there (hey, if that's where it 
needs it---that's where it needs it!).  :-)

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:27 AM
Subject: RE: Self voicing hammers/work hardening


Barbara:

I've hung two sets of Wurzen Ronsens but both went into practice room 
pianos.  I have not hardened them at all as I expect they will come up from 
use.  The balance is indeed very good.

I've had somewhat longer experience with this felt on our CFIIIS that we've 
had since 2000 and those hammers need very little attention.  When voiced 
they seem to stay voiced longer than Renners - the other hammers I tend to 
use.  I am a strike point voicer which makes me a heretic and these respond 
so well to that.  On other hammers voicing the strike point is usually a 
short time thing and they come up quickly.  With this felt it doesn't.  I 
don't know why or how.

I'd really recommend ordering a set as I can't think of a possible negative 
outcome.  If you can voice any hammer, you can voice these.

dave

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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
dporritt@smu.edu

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org on behalf of Barbara Richmond
Sent: Sun 5/29/2005 9:06 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Self voicing hammers/work hardening


Quentin,

Yes.....well, I want specifics.  :-)   I suppose that the hammers could just 
have a "different" sound (the way hammers do), but I'm really looking for 
boosting power here.  I haven't called Ronsen to see if I can just get some 
samples (what the heck am I waiting for?), because if I'm going to hang a 
new set I'd like to test a couple of different kinds (including another 
recommended by a friend).

I am a little curious about folks hanging the Wurzen Ronsens and saying that 
they do nothing to them, except maybe adding a  hardening agent a little in 
the treble.  Is the bloom and sustain on these hammers not to be improved at 
all by needling?  Are they perfectly balanced from the beginning?  I find 
that somewhat hard to believe---but sure would like to.  :-)

Barbara Richmond

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Quentin Codevelle <mailto:quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr>
To: pianotech <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 8:47 AM
Subject: Self voicing hammers/work hardening

Barbara wrote:
"Would you say the Wurzen felt hammers offer more power that the =
VFG--consider all things even like, regulation, each type of hammer =
voiced correctly, etc?"


I don't know why, but I think that Andre will answer... yes !!

;-)




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