<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:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = 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 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City" = downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName" downloadurl="http://www.microsoft.com"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> This was a replace-worn-hammers-only job.  I took off = totally shot Renner Blues on Renner shanks and reused the shanks.  Nothing else = about the action or geometry was changed.  The geometry is fine, plays = fine, regulates fine, so I haven’t even analyzed the ratio.  = I’m mostly pleased at the range of tonal colors available with these = hammers.  Practice room pianos get such a beating that hammer replacement is a = frequent necessity.  Fortunately the Renner shanks and wippens outlast = several sets of hammers.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a = href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p><= /o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Richmond Sent: Thursday, May 05, = 2005 1:08 PM To: <st1:PersonName = w:st="on">College and University Technicians</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: [CAUT] = Ronsen Wurzens<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dave,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I'm hoping to have the chance to try them soon.  = Just curious, what SW range (and whose shanks & flanges) did you = use?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Barbara Richmond<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'= > <div> ----- Original Message ----- = <o:p></o:p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From:</span= > <a href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu" = title="dporritt@mail.smu.edu">Porritt, David</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To: <a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org" title="caut@ptg.org">College and = University Technicians</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent: = Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:42 PM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject: [CAUT] = Ronsen Wurzens<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> I just hung my first set of Ronsen Wurzen hammers on an = “M” in a practice room.  I’m really happy with them and the first = two pianists who have tried the piano also like them.  The range of = tonal colors is wonderful from dark to quite bright.  The dark sound is dark by = not dull.  The bright fortissimo is bright but not harsh.  = There’s just a far greater range of tones = available.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> After June 1st (the start of our new budget year) = I’m ordering 3 more sets!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dave<o:p></o:p> __________________________<o:p></o:p> David M. Porritt, RPT<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName = w:st="on">Meadows</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType = w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of the = Arts<o:p></o:p> Southern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName = w:st="on">Methodist</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType = w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:= p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State = w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode = w:st="on">75275</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></= p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>