Ronsen Hammers

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     Hi Ray
   Thanks. Good post & thanks for the clear  mission statement & philosophy.. 
Maybe next time you could give us your thoughts on tension & compression. 
  Dale
Hello,

Dale Erwin asked me to post information to this list in order to clarify some 
comments that have been made about our hammers in these tech discussions. So, 
for anyone who is interested, here is some information, and I will try to not 
make this a Ronsen commercial.

We don't call our hammers "cold pressed" because we do use some heat to cure 
the glue. The heat stays on for 30 minutes, at which point it is turned off, 
and the set is left in the press for an additional 2 hours & 30 minutes. So, I 
guess you could say we have "slow-pressed" hammers.We have experimented with 
heat, and true cold pressed hammers, and feel that our method gives the same 
result as a cold pressed hammer. We do pre- press now, but use no heat in that 
process. We also use hand presses, not hydraulic presses.

We manufacture hammers this way because our goal is to make hammers similar 
to those produced in this country in the 1920's. In talking with technicians 
over the years, especially Willis Snyder,we have often heard about the beautiful 
sounding pianos produced in the 20's, and the properties of the hammers in 
those pianos. As the industry changed, and most of our business was for 
rebuilders instead of manufacturers, we decided to try to produce that type of hammer, 
which meant re-learning how to make hammers. Discussions with my father 
Marty, who was the foreman at Pfriemer Piano Hammer before starting Ronsen, got us 
going in this direction. We continue to make changes to improve the quality of 
our hammers, including, thanks to Andre Oorebeek and Serge Harel, the 
addition of Wurzen felt to our inventory. Other manufacturers have also worked to 
improve the quality of their hammers. Like you, we manufacturers also take pride 
in our work. We at Ronsen know that most technicians today prefer the harder 
hammers, but we are happy with our niche in the industry. If you have any 
questions or comments, I can be reached at ray@ronsen-hammer.com Thank you.

Ray Negron

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