<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  Let me concur with David.  </DIV> <DIV>  Dennis & I installed a Wurzen set in a old Yamaha G-2 J model Friday.  Though not my favorite  model this one really has a good Sitka board with very singing tone. Other than the usual careful weight prep & shaping  there was no initial needling to be done & no juice at all. It sounds very clear/much sustain & even  from the git go.  I did needle two hammers in octave four that sounded a bit strident & I will say these are not soft hammers and if I did it over I would use Bacon felt on this one.  I've used the Wurzen a fair bit & as with any felt the densities can vary a bit.</DIV> <DIV>  However Wurzens have been my first choice for the Yamaha  piano. My concern is that in heavy use scenarios I'd be going back to needle them out quite thoroughly.  Oh well that's life.</DIV> <DIV>   Next time though I will do some sampling.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><U>For heavy use start softer.  For light use you can start harder</U>.  In this<BR>case, I would go with Ronsen Wurzen.  You need something firm enough for the<BR>Yamaha tonal model but not so firm that you are doing a lot of initial<BR>voicing to get the tone down to where you want it and even more to keep it<BR>there.  <BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net<BR>www.davidlovepianos.com <BR> <BR><BR>...While we're on the subject I have some experience with Abel hammers and<BR>almost none with Renners, for longevity in a classroom situation and that<BR>will still retain some tonal qualities what hammers would you recommend? <BR> <BR>Mike<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>