Thanks, David. I will definitely try filing/polishing and perhaps ironing before adding anything to the hammer. I rather like the sound of this piano (I hear waay too many loud pianos!), but I think that the bass really is deficient on this one. The dealer is complaining and the piano isn't exciting any potential customers, so a subtle change probably won't satisfy here. Are you talking 8:1 using 25% solids or the Steinway 12% stuff? And if a drop (or several drops) on the crown will suffice should I perhaps be looking at keytop/acetone? - Mark David Love wrote: > Last I knew they were Ronsen Wurzens. You can tell by looking at the low > bass hammers and you should see some yellowish concentric circles moving in > toward the core. I wouldn't use lacquer on these hammers if it can be > avoided. I would start by filing the bass hammers (or the others for that > matter) lightly and then polishing them with up to 1000 grit backed paper. > That should be enough on that piano to bring out some shine. If you feel > compelled to use lacquer don't use anything stronger than an 8:1 solution > and preferably only at the extremes (high treble, lowest bass). Overall in > the bass I would really try and avoid saturating the hammer. Maybe test by > putting a drop on the crown first. > > That piano is designed to be a bit warm sounding and will not do well if you > try and turn it into something bright and loud. > > David Love > davidlovepianos at comcast.net > www.davidlovepianos.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Mark Dierauf > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 5:13 AM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Walter 175 hammers > > I have been asked to voice up a set of hammers on a new Charles Walter > 175 grand. They look like Renner hammers, but are quite mellow sounding. > Does anybody know if these are Wurzen felt? If I lacquer, should I use > the same techniques as on Steinway hammers, or is there a better > procedure for this type of hammer? The bass in particular needs a lot > more oompf. > > - Mark Dierauf > > > > >
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