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<DIV>Richard,</DIV>
<DIV>As with any set of hammers on any given piano, you'll have to proceed
cautiously as to finding how the Wurzen hammers will work with each and ever=
y
piano. The thing that I have noticed on all of the sets is the startin=
g
point of voicing was at a much more advanced state than any type of hammer I=
've
worked with so far.</DIV>
<DIV>In fact, these hammers immediately bring out some nuances in each piano=
which you swear were never there before. In other words, you have a lot to w=
ork
with right out of the box.</DIV>
<DIV>After a nice, but conservative hammer filing, the tone grows. After som=
e
light shoulder voicing, that much better. </DIV>
<DIV> I have not had to add lacquer in the bass, but I did do a light
shoulder lacquering in the top 1 1/2 octaves on all sets.</DIV>
<DIV>As with any set of hammers, there is a break in time, and I'm still
learning how these are going to behave. I eager to go back after several hun=
dred
hrs. of play and make note of the changes. From the looks of the design of t=
he
felt, it looks like these hammers are the real deal. They behave and sound a=
s
close to the turn of the century Steinway hammers as you can get. And look h=
ow
well those hammers matured over a century of play. Pretty impressive.</DIV>
<DIV>Tom Servinsky</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>