The all new Weickert felt hammer by Ronsen

[Paul T Williams]

This re-introduction looks interesting.  I just may try them out.  Being 
in a university, it's nice to have so much to choose from for trying out 
different hammers, etc. compared to my 15 years in the private sector.  I 
just didn't do that much.  I've learned a lot in my 2.5 years at UNL, but 
still want to try different things to find my "favorite".  Another reason 
they call them "practice rooms"  ;>)

Paul





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Paul
As someone who has installed about as many sets of Wurzen hammers in the 
USA as anybody, I too have found that the Wurzen hammers need juicing for 
the larger instruments.
I've settled in on a 10:1 lacquer solution which adds just some extra 
support but not strong enough to affect needling or  diminish the 
elasticity issues. Anyone who would have checked to the piano afterwards 
would be hard-pressed to know that any additives were added.
That being said, once juiced, the hammers perform beautifully and develop 
into a very musical quality. I've been quite pleased with the results.
As with any hammer, half the battle is learning what you have to work 
with. Some require very little filing while others require a heavy filing. 
Some a lot of needling, some very little.
Another little tid bit that I recently learned from Dale Erwin is that the 
fibers of the wool are actually hollow, something that was discovered in 
the R&R labs. Adding solutions to the hammer actually fills the fibers up 
and causes the fibers to react differently. You learn something new 
everyday!
I too am thrilled to have the Weickert felt back into production. It's 
about time that rebuilders have some real arsenal to deal with.
Tom Servinsky
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From: Paul T Williams 
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I'm all ears for that as well!!  I love the naturals from Wally!!  I 
recently put Ronsen-Wurzen on our Baldwin D, but I had to really juice 
them a lot to get anything out of them, and the techs that responded said 
otherwise.  what's up with that???  They were more like raw Ronsens, which 
I would expected.  They sound great now, but it was a hassle!!!  I also 
Wapinized the bridges and you wouldn't believe the difference.. Glad I did 
it!! 

Paul' 




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How do these compare to Abel Naturals?  Or the Wurzen AAA felt hammers 
from Ronson? 

Andrew Anderson 

On Oct 14, 2008, at 9:09 AM, AlliedPianoCraft wrote: 

Dale!!!! 
  
Now you've gotten me all excited! 
  
I'll have to go and find a piano that needs new hammers. 
  
Al Guecia 
 
 

From: erwinspiano at aol.com 
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:40 AM 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: The all new Weickert felt hammer by Ronsen 

   I wanted to announce this exciting bit of news here first.
 Sincerely
 Dale Erwin 
  Ronsen Piano Hammer Company announces
  the New Weickert felt limited edition piano hammer. 
        Exclusively produced in America by the Ronsen Hammer Co.

 The Wurzen felt company of Germany has just reintroduced the legendary 
Weickert felt. This felt was prized by hammer piano makers for its 
resilience & tonal versatility.
   Weickert felt was in use by many famous makers for nearly 90 years 
before WW-II forced the plant to be shut down. All old N.Y. Steinways as 
well as many other American and European companies used this felt. 
 When the Berlin Wall came down, the Jack Brand family of Canada purchased 
the facility and in 1992 began felt production with all the original 
equipment and felt making formulas still intact! Wurzen makes a host of 
piano felts for the industry and its products are marketed and used 
worldwide.

  Now the Famous Weickert felt piano hammer has been recreated. It is a 
dense,springy felt that provides a rich palette of tonal coloration to the 
musician and technician.
  Ronsen-made Weickert felt hammers elicit enormous sustain and tonal 
clarity from the very first moment - and these attributes are present 
without pre-needling. A simple probing of these hammers with a single #6 
needle reveals a wonderful dense feel, and the needles go all the way in 
with a beautiful feel of velvety compliance.

 The Weikert-style felt by Wurzen utilizes a special proprietary blend of 
wools as did the original formulas.
The reduction of protocols known to damage felt fibers in production, such 
as over-bleaching, pressing, ironing and sanding have all been reduced or 
in large part eliminated, leaving an absolutely beautiful organic hammer. 
The felt even smells alive!
The Weickert felt's density, elasticity and strength are left intact and 
are the vital and necessary ally of discriminating voicing technicians.
 Weickert felt, combined with the time-tested traditional hammer-making 
protocols of Ronsen's Ray Negron, has now produced one of the finest piano 
hammers ever available.
Available October 23 thd. Order now.

  Priced at $330.00 for 16 lb. felt

  Priced at $315 for the 14 lb. felt

   Introductory price of $299.00 
  Boring extra
  For purchases, services, molding and other felt options call Dale Erwin, 
Ronsen's new West Coast supplier, at Erwin Piano Restoration at 
209-577-8397 Pacific West coast time. For voicing and technical support, 
call either Dale or Ray Negron at Ronsen at 1-800-864-0233 East Coast 
time. 



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