<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space;-khtml-line-break: after-white-space'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jeff:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ve put several sets on Steinway Ms & Ls in practice rooms here and they have served very well.  These are big pianos in very small rooms.  I think they’ve done very well and have lasted well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>dp<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>David M. Porritt, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><a href="dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Tanner<br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 14, 2007 12:33 PM<br> <b>To:</b> College and University Technicians<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [CAUT] My take on them, (was The "new" S&S Hammers).<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>On Sep 14, 2007, at 9:00 AM, Paul T Williams wrote:<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'><br> </span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>It appears that a lot of y'all like the Ronsen Werzen's. Is the difference between them and Brooks-Abel huge?  I haven't tried the RW's, but now curious to try.  Before becoming a CAUT, I liked the Renner Blues, but the Brooks/Abels won that battle pretty easily (at least on Steinways I've done so far). Is the dynamic range greater with RW's?  What lasts longer? How much time difference in installing/voicing between the two?</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br> <br> </span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'><br> <br> </span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Paul</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'><br> <br> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>I don't have any experience with the Ronsens.  But a while back, Roger Jolly had recommended them for replacement of the rocks on our Baldwin Ls in our practice rooms.  I called Pianotek to find out prices and when I explained what I was after, they told me that the Ronsen Werzens were definitely NOT what I was looking for if I didn't want to fight harsh tone in a practice room.  They said those hammers were very hard and I would be constantly needling them.<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>I still haven't gotten around to replacing them.  Got pushed down the priority list.  But its going to have to happen someday soon, either by me or somebody.  Those practice room hammers are about 13 years old now.<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Jeff<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'>Jeff Tanner, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'>University of South Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:black'><br> <br> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html>