The all new Weickert felt hammer by Ronsen

[David Andersen]

On Oct 14, 2008, at 4:41 PM, David Love wrote:
> I would still like to see this hammer hardened starting gradually  
> from about F#5 to the top either in the press or by some  
> pretreatment.  I would prefer that sets at this level not require  
> any hardening except perhaps at the extremes.  Even with that, at  
> least with the one set I installed, it performs very well.
>
> One other thing, I would like to see yet another iteration with an  
> even firmer pressing overall for use on big performance pianos or  
> pianos that simply require a firmer hammer.  That would give what I  
> have been looking from a hammer manufacturer for a long time which  
> is a hammer that can be ordered with three different pressings  
> (soft, medium, firm) creating a starting point that one could  
> choose depending on the requirements of the piano and/or customer.

Spot-on. I'd like the option of a slightly harder hammer also. I  
guess that's the beauty of dealing with a custom artisan like Ray  
Negron at Ronsen---he can do it for us.

DA

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