[pianotech] Ronsen Hammers

[David Love]

You have to judge the piano on its own merit first.  Many Baldwin scales
tend to be somewhat higher tension with slightly heavier soundboards.  Given
reasonable soundboard health I find that they sometimes want a slightly
firmer hammer.  Some Abel hammers may be well suited to the task (there are
many different Abel hammers as well).  Some Ronsen hammers may be not suited
to the task and may end up requiring enough lacquer as to suggest that
another choice might have been better to start with.  VFG felt is firmer but
has its own characteristics that are somewhat different from, say, Weickert
felt (different process).   You may have other criteria as well that will
drive the choice in one direction or another.  

 

Sample, sample, sample.  Did I say sample?    Hammer recommendations without
knowing all the details of the piano and it's circumstances are relatively
meaningless.  Of course Ronsen makes good hammers, so does Abel and so does
Renner.  You have to look beyond that to determine which hammer will best
suit the job.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:18 AM
To: joegarrett at earthlink.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ronsen Hammers

 

You've got that right Joe! We recognized right from the start that Ronsen
made the best hammers ever! And yes, he'll make them exactly how you ask.

 

Al -

High Point, NC

 

 

On Jan 22, 2013, at 8:22 PM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
wrote:

 

Dave said:
"For some reason I see that more often in Baldwin pianos than any other,
they don't seem to like the Louisiana heat and humidity. I really like the
Ronsens, you can always add a little lacquer under the strike point if the
top needs perking up."

Dave, et al,
You need to be more specific when discussing Ronsen Hammers and what you
need to do to them!(Or any other brand, for that matter.<G>)
At last count, Ronsen offers 4 different types of felt! Then, to add to
the mix, you can ask Ray to press them in specific ways. So, there are many
different choices when using Ronsen Hammers! It's one of several reasons
I've been using them since the 70's!!!<G> I'm one satisfied customer and a
big fan of Ronsens.
Of course, if your favorite hammer is another company and they work for
you,....great. It's what you want in tone and what you get used to. "adding
lacquer" is not good advice imo.
Best,
Joe


Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain of the Tool Police
Squares R I
http://gpianoworks.com/



 

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