Hi Brad I just put a set of Renner (Europe) Wurzens on a C6. And the result is beautiful. Renner Wurzens are slightly harder then Ronsens I understand, and require just a little needling to open up the sound....perhaps just a bit of lacqure on the highest and lowest notes to bring up the power. I think the natural resiliency in the Wurzen felt has pretty much shown itself to be a very very desiable quality in hammers. btw... I also find that for most uses a strike weight curve around the top medium - 3/4 medium range followed by a nice smoothing of the front weights to match a 38 gram BW yeilds an exceptional touch weight / response combination when combined with really good quality hammers and voicing work. I agree... the asian hammers I most often run into are very difficult to get a satisfactory (to me) voice out of. That said... new high end Yamaha grands use Wurzen felt now I am told. Cheers RicB Question is, does anyone have insights on the benefits of putting different hammers (i.e. non hard-pressed types) onto an excellent Yamaha action? ( I love the precision of the Japanese/Yamaha, but I also serve several pianists who are dyed in the wool Steinway people. who don't care for the tone of Asian hammers, even after careful-balanced voicing).
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