The all new Weickert felt hammer by Ronsen

[Andrew Anderson]

How do these compare to Abel Naturals?  Or the Wurzen AAA felt hammers  
from Ronson?

Andrew Anderson

On Oct 14, 2008, at 9:09 AM, AlliedPianoCraft wrote:

> Dale!!!!
>
> Now you've gotten me all excited!
>
> I'll have to go and find a piano that needs new hammers.
>
> Al Guecia
>
>
>
> From: erwinspiano at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:40 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: The all new Weickert felt hammer by Ronsen
>
>    I wanted to announce this exciting bit of news here first.
>   Sincerely
>   Dale Erwin
>   Ronsen Piano Hammer Company announces
>    the New Weickert felt limited edition piano hammer.
>          Exclusively produced in America by the Ronsen Hammer Co.
>
>   The Wurzen felt company of Germany has just reintroduced the  
> legendary Weickert felt. This felt was prized by hammer piano makers  
> for its resilience & tonal versatility.
>     Weickert felt was in use by many famous makers for nearly 90  
> years before WW-II forced the plant to be shut down. All old N.Y.  
> Steinways as well as many other American and European companies used  
> this felt.
>   When the Berlin Wall came down, the Jack Brand family of Canada  
> purchased the facility and in 1992 began felt production with all  
> the original equipment and felt making formulas still intact! Wurzen  
> makes a host of piano felts for the industry and its products are  
> marketed and used worldwide.
>
>    Now the Famous Weickert felt piano hammer has been recreated. It  
> is a dense,springy felt that provides a rich palette of tonal  
> coloration to the musician and technician.
>    Ronsen-made Weickert felt hammers elicit enormous sustain and  
> tonal clarity from the very first moment - and these attributes are  
> present without pre-needling. A simple probing of these hammers with  
> a single #6 needle reveals a wonderful dense feel, and the needles  
> go all the way in with a beautiful feel of velvety compliance.
>
>   The Weikert-style felt by Wurzen utilizes a special proprietary  
> blend of wools as did the original formulas.
>  The reduction of protocols known to damage felt fibers in  
> production, such as over-bleaching, pressing, ironing and sanding  
> have all been reduced or in large part eliminated, leaving an  
> absolutely beautiful organic hammer. The felt even smells alive!
>  The Weickert felt's density, elasticity and strength are left  
> intact and are the vital and necessary ally of discriminating  
> voicing technicians.
>   Weickert felt, combined with the time-tested traditional hammer- 
> making protocols of Ronsen's Ray Negron, has now produced one of the  
> finest piano hammers ever available.
>  Available October 23 thd. Order now.
>
>    Priced at $330.00 for 16 lb. felt
>
>    Priced at $315 for the 14 lb. felt
>
>     Introductory price of $299.00
>    Boring extra
>    For purchases, services, molding and other felt options call Dale  
> Erwin, Ronsen's new West Coast supplier, at Erwin Piano Restoration  
> at 209-577-8397 Pacific West coast time. For voicing and technical  
> support, call either Dale or Ray Negron at Ronsen at 1-800-864-0233  
> East Coast time.
>
>
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