Your subject heading says Weikert and your text says Werzen so I'm not sure which you are asking about. The Weikert felt I last used was too soft so unless Ray says otherwise I would not use it for this application. The Abel Naturals will be firmer and brighter out of the box than the Werzen and the Werzen may need some firming up from C64 up to the top. The Abel Naturals will require work to open them up and keep them voiced properly. Out of the box they are a bit closed and require more "traditional" needle voicing. I'm sure you don't mean 70 square feet (a room 10'x7'-more like a closet) but 700 sq. feet which would be a room 35' x 20'. I have a Steinway B in such a room, very live, with Werzen hammers on it and it's exactly what the club wanted. The piano could be made to sound bigger with a harder hammer but it isn't necessary in this particular space. Some of this will also depend on the piano, soundboard health, propensity toward percussiveness (if it's a bit weak) and, of course, the tonal goal of the club. Keep in mind you can't please everyone and will have to target a middle ground. Some will want it brighter, some darker. It's the Goldilocks syndrome. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of KeyKat88 at aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:30 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Weikert vs. Abel Naturals Greetings, Which hammers Werzen or Abel Naturals would be better in a 7' Steinway? The piano is going to be used for a small music club's semi-professional recital hall. The hall is "echoey" about 70ft square. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Julia Gottshall Reading, PA _____ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090917/fce39301/attachment.htm>
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