The all new Weickert felt hammer by Ronsen

[Serge Harel]

Dear Dale

Sorry Dale but Ray is just the only one in USA not on the PLANET.
The majority of the hammer head from China are hand screw press.
And there is a French maker in Paris: Desfougere that use hand presses
And I'm the only one to use the real Alfred Dolge presses

I do agree with all you said about the felt and how to press it and Ray do
good jog for sure.


Serge Harel
Canada




2008/10/15 <erwinspiano at aol.com>

>
>
>  David L. David A.
>   I thank you for this post. Ray is the only guy on the planet providing
> hammers commercially using the hand screw press. It is this fact, which
> allows for his artisan approach to hammer making., that and 40 years of
> experience and dedication. Truly impressive. He'd be blushing to hear me go
> on. He deserves it.
>  As Will Truit said hammers and felt vary, it's the real world, get over
> it. Felt making is absolutely an art form and yet densities in a felt
> sheet can vary from sheet to sheet. The beauty of the Dolge screw press is
> that the operator can feel how much pressure each uniquely made strip of
> felt requires to achieve a narrow spectrum of density in the final product.
> This so important because hydraulic presses can literally squash the life
> out of felt especially when coupled with too much heat. Rays hands can feel
> this pressure. I've been there I've turned the screws. It's an acquired
> skill to be sure. Hey it keeps him in shape.
>
>   Dale Erwin
>
>
>  Yes it is.  And I hope people appreciate Ray and what he is doing
> delivering a custom made hammer and responding to the needs and input from
> the techs.  Not to diminish the commitments of the other suppliers like Abel
> and Renner who deliver a very high quality product but it tends to be more
> of a one style fits all approach.  Ray is really trying to respond to the
> variety of tonal requirements that are part of our daily bread.  There isn't
> anyone else doing this with hammers right now and he should be applauded and
> supported!
>  David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>  . 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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