[pianotech] Weickert Felt by ROnsen

[erwinspiano at aol.com]

  Hi AL
   Thanks for this. I have found so far in the last year including my own Steinway B with earlier versions of the felt that it has been primarily the bass that needed juice and low tenor. But first I applied some 3 to one lacquer to the staple area on the entire set. This supports the top of the hammer. Its very old school.
   In my B I played it in for most of this year and it did not change much.  I finally decided to bring it up a bit so I applied a solution like 10 to one in the bass over the top. Got em wet. Some 12 to one in the tenor up to about not F-3  and 3 to 4 drops on the string cut of octave 4 and 5. I soaked the hammer in the top capo with 6 to 1 lacquer acetone & then some plastic. I was very careful and deliberate to apply the solution uniformly as each section required.
 The sound is absolutely fantastic. Ethereal. Its clear , has amazing range & clarity & when you shift it into low gear (soft pedal) it can really be so interesting. I've experienced few piano with this much range. The amount of juice I applied has not made the hammers difficult to needle and have done precious little of that
    I wouldn't describe this particular set of  hammers as soft. Roger Jolly & I stuck a big no. 1 needle in the cup line of octaves 4,5,6 at the ANaheim convention they opened up another higher dynamic level. It was a good bit of effort to get that needle in. Each hmamer was stuck 3 times. once at 9,10 and 11 oclock and on the other side as well at 1,2,and 3. Thats it for the needling. By cup line I mean in the center of each hammer. WHeres a chalk board?
  The set for My BB  Mason are quite stiff. A no. 6 needle goes in with nice resistance. Mason require a stiffer hammer so this will be interesting test.
  AL


Dale, I just finished a Steinway M (which is going out today) with the Weickert felt. It took quite a bit of juicing to get it where it needed to be, but I think, (and both my PTG chapter and the customer agrees) that it turned out to be one of the best Steinway M's they have heard. Kudos to Ray, you, and whoever else had a hand in making that felt.
 
Al
 
 

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Subject: [pianotech] Weickert Felt by ROnsen



  Hi All 
   Perhaps this has been discussed here since April when I took my leave of abscence. So... Just a quick comment to say that  the final development of Weickert felt has been dialed in closely By Wurzen Felt co/Jack Brand. Over the past 1 & 1/2 years Jack Brand,Ray Negron at Ronsen, myself  have worked hard at beta testing for feedback and the latest batch of felt is getting good reveiws. I've heard some very positive comments from Star Taylor, & Darrel Fandrich.  I think Starr has used them in a Stwy B and a Yamaha of some kind.
    Any body else out there with objective or subjective feedback. I'm just working up a BB Mason but I haven't heard them yet.
   Thanks
  Dale Erwin

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