I second your opinion of Ronsen hammers. Every piano I've put them in, Chickerings, Steinways, Knabes, Baldwins et al, always sound great. I actually got a gushing letter of praise for a 5'4" Knabe with the American felt Ronsens, where the customer picked out the "beautiful, mellow tone" for particular approval. No other hammer, to my knowledge, can make a sound like the American and German felt Ronsens. Arthur Grudko ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:13 PM Subject: Steinway O to Light Hammers > Of course, John Hartmann knows about the good Cold Press hammers from > Ronsen, but I'd like to share some info with y'all. I just completed an > 1880's German Upright, that originally had very small light hammers. I got a > set from Ronsen with Silver Maple Moulding, European Felt. These were 12 > pound size/14 pound felt. These hammers came, consistantly, with about > .8gram more than the original wornout hammers. In my book that's an exact > match! The hammers sounded marvelous and the touch was as it should be for a > good German upright. If you haven't tried Ronsen hammers, I strongly suggest > you do! BTW, the Silver Maple moulding is LIGHTER than Sapele, Mahogany or > Walnut! The reason I tried it was that Ed McMorrow, (of "Light Hammer" > fame), suggested I try it. He raved about it and now I know why. The tonal > production of that set of hammers was superb, IMO > Best Regard, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G} > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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