[pianotech] wurzen front punching felt

[Mike Spalding]

Dear John,

Personally, I have no objection to Jurgen responding to questions about 
his products in this manner. I'm bothered more by gratuitous insults 
such as "you're a nothing".

Just my 2 cents.

Mike Spalding

pianotek2000 at aol.com wrote:
> The list shouldn't be used for this kind of blatant commercialization. 
> Run an ad, Jurgen, and quit using the list to sell your products. 
> You're a nothing in this industry.
>
> John
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jurgen Goering <pianoforte at pianofortesupply.com>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:58 pm
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] wurzen front punching felt
>
> Ry Sowers asked about how the Crescendo Punchings are being received. 
> The short answer is "very well, thank you", judging by the sales
> numbers.  Admittedly, it is mainly the high end rebuilders who use
> this punching almost exclusively.  As has been noted, there are cases
> where the Crescendos may not be the best option, and of course
> personal preference always plays into it as well.
>
>
> The fact that top end companies such as Steingraeber (and others) are
> using this felt is an unspoken endorsement.  For more user opinions on
> Crescendos, see:
>
> http://www.pianofortesupply.com/cresc.testimonia.html
>
>
> Someone mentioned ironing the conventional green punchings.  I have
> also heard of using hammer hardener on FR punchings.  To suggest this
> as an alternative to Crescendo punchings is naive.  The Crescendo felt
> has a certain firmness and density, but the proprietary felting method
> used, which is akin to the famous Wurzen hammer felt, preserves the
> natural resilience of the wool fiber.  Pressing  felt with heat will
> destroy the resilience which is needed to cushion the key blow.
>
>
>
>
>
> <smaller>Jurgen Goering
>
> Piano Forte Supply
>
> (250) 754-2440
>
> info at pianofortesupply.com <mailto:info at pianofortesupply.com>
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