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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Couldn't agree more about the positives affects
of the Wurzen front punchings. Some call it a firm landing, I on the other
hand, call it definite landing. Artist types are always in search a
predictable and accurate landing. Remember, fine action
regulation it's all about getting from point A to point B as evenly,
cleanly, and as efficient as possible. The Wurzen front punching defines
the landing point more accurately than anything I have ever tried. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=piannaman@aol.com
href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 30, 2006 1:52
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pros & Cons</DIV>
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<DIV> I replaced my M and H's (4 year old action, renner punchings) with
Wurzens, and they were a huge improvement in terms of regulation and feel when
played.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have done a couple of other clients' pianos, one an S and S "M" that
was previously very mushy feeling. It is vastly improved in many
ways. Though some might find the landing somewhat firm, I like the
definition of letoff and aftertouch.</DIV>
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<DIV>A no-lose experiment is to put them in your action model, if you have
one. </DIV>
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<DIV>Joe, I'd bet that your Schimmel punchings aren't Wurzen. For one
thing, while Schimmels are nice pianos for the most part, I've found on many
that I've dealt with over the years, there are some shortcuts taken in areas
where the consumer is not likely to notice anything. There are many
punchings they can get by with that are substantially cheaper than
Crescendos!</DIV>
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<DIV>And the hammers I've seen on two Schimmels I've tuned recently were
brutally hard in tune, and a needling nightmare. </DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Stahl<BR><BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano
Service<BR>650-224-3560<BR>dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<BR>http://dstahlpiano.net/<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV> <BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Jurgen Goering
<pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com><BR>To: pianotech
<pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:07:23 -0700<BR>Subject:
Pros & Cons<BR><BR>
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<DIV class=AOLPlainTextBody
id=AOLMsgPart_1_dee5d4cb-0092-4218-8b97-2405775624c7>Hello Joe, <BR>I am
aware that Schimmel used a white felt front rail punching in the 1990s. I'm
not sure who manufactured that felt. Perhaps you have some information on
that. Otherwise, you may be jumping to conclusions to assume that any firm,
white 6 mm thick felt is made by Wurzen or is indeed the Crescendo
felt. <BR> <BR>The Crescendo Punching felt has only been available
for a few years. Since then, there have been some changes made to the
formulation of the felt to yet improve on the quality and
resilience. <BR>I am no expert on felt - felt making is a world unto
itself. But I have been studying the subject and am gaining some insights into
the complexity and diversity of felt production. Contrary to what you write,
the Crescendo felt is not "hard/firm pressed". Rather, it gets its density
through a proprietary method of "fulling" which involves agitation of the felt
f! leeces while using special lubricants to attain a deep interlocking of the
wool fibers. This way, you get a firm felt with a lot of natural resilience of
the wool fiber. <BR> <BR>This is what sets this special felt apart
from other felts, which use heat and pressure and sometimes steam to attain
density and firmness. A by-product of that process is hardness. Resilience is
lost, for the most part. This leads to a knocking sound when used is an
application such as a front rail punching. <BR> <BR>I am constantly
getting feedback from technicians who are amazed that Crescendo punchings can
give such a defined key dip and aftertouch yet still cut back on key noise.
Just today I heard about about an accomplished player who perceived the touch
as "softer" after the old, mushy punchings had been replaced by Crescendos.
Perception is in the fingers/ears of the pianist, of course, so who is to
argue? <BR> <BR> I suggest replacing the original Schimm! el
front rail punchings with Crescendos and try them out. <BR>&nb
sp;Just my biased view <G> <BR> <BR>Jurgen
Goering <BR>Piano Forte Supply <BR>(250) 754-2440 <BR><A
href="mailto:info%40pianofortesupply.com">info@pianofortesupply.com</A> <BR><A
href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com"
target=_blank>http://www.pianofortesupply.com</A> <BR>---------------------------- <BR>Joe
wrote: <BR>snip... <BR>They are Wurzen, hard/firm pressed
felt...just like the Crescendo ones I got from Jurgen a while back! And here I
thought this was a NEW thingee! <BR>snip... <BR>The main complaint,
(once I pinned her down), was that the Schimmel FEELS too "Mechanical"! And
she can hear the key hitting the bottom while she is playing! These two things
REALLY bug her. <BR>snip <BR> <BR></DIV><!-- end of AOLMsgPart_1_dee5d4cb-0092-4218-8b97-2405775624c7 --></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>