<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">In a message dated 12/8/2002 3:50:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, B214cm@aol.com writes:<BR>
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Date: 12/8/2002 3:50:52 PM Pacific Standard Time<BR>
From: <A HREF="mailto:B214cm@aol.com">B214cm@aol.com</A><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> I may have missed it but did you get any replies to this quierie? I think a Renner blue, or Ronsen would be a fine choice depending what your voicing style, experience and voicing preference is. <BR>
Baldwin actions are set up kinda squirrly so I'd want to do some preliminary action anylisis to see how good the leverage is. Generally a 1 7/8 blow distance with shallowish dip. A 9 ft. will probably benifit tonally from heavier strike/hammer weight. Experiment and see.<BR>
I suspect th Renners were inapropriately handled by a novice voicer. I doubt the hammers at fault.<BR>
The Ronsen will probably need a little light weight juicing and probably not much needling. The Renner generally needs a fair bit of needle work. Either way you can get there.<BR>
Hope that helps<BR>
Dale Erwin</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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A friend of mine has a three yr old Baldwin SF-10 with Renner hammers which seem to have been butchered by a factory voicer,ie. (lacquered,crowns torn-up by needling).She wants to replace them.Anyone have any suggestions as to what type of hammer would work well with this piano.I was thinking Renner Blues or Ronsens.Before you ask ,yes this is how the piano arrived at the dealer,the hammers were not worked on by the dealers Tech,as I inspected the piano for her the very day they un-crated it .I still reccomended for her to purchase it,as she loved it.So did I. Could be why she got such a good deal on the piano.Thanks in advance for your suggestions! George Fiore So. Jersey Chapter</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="arial" LANG="0"> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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