---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I'll politely disagree. It's more than semantics in reality. I have experience with each of the stated hammers & the Ronsen are not a low compression Hammer in the truest sense of the word & not all that close Imo to the Steinway concept. I realize perhaps the distinction is probably to lacquer or not to lacquer & frankly I've often used little or almost zero lacquer in the Ronsen Wurzens. I had dinner with Lloyd & Donna Meyer 3 weeks ago & actually he helped Jack Brand in some capacity re-open the Wurzen plant in the early 1990s & has always used their felt. As to wether he's using the Double AA qualities , Ididn't think to ask. Sorry I's my opinion that the Ronsen & Renner hammers have been moving closer to a more similar range of compression or stiffness. It shouldn't take massive amounts of needling or lacquer to get essentially to the same place. Know what I mean? I think the euro Wurzen are probably even closer from what I Hear. I still really like the color range that comes from a decent set of Steinway hammers as well. Treated correctly.... whatever that means to you'all As far a compression goes cut open a Ronsen & Renner or whatever & tell me which one blooms the most. The one that blooms the most technically & scientifically has most inherent compression & hence resilience. If a hammer doesn't' bloom then the resilience of the felt is being reduced by some mechanism in pressing be it heat or pressure or both.Wow I don't really want to get to far into this again but Jeannies last Statement is as true as they get Regards Ronsons have always had a similar approach to hammer-making as Steinway: Hammers very soft initially, with the tone built into the hammer. Renners have always had the harder hammers from their pressing. Bottom line....if they sound good for a specific application....use them. Knowing which to use and when comes with experience and listening. Jeannie Grassi, RPT Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/05/25/f0/8c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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