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Dittos on the Ronsens...excellent color, sustain, Power. The Steinways were on request..<br>
Dale</font><br>
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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>I don't know why anyone would use a Steinway hammer when you can get a Bacon<br>
felt hammer custom made and dimensioned with no lacquer from Ronsen. The<br>
hammers I've been getting from him have been outstanding. They do require<br>
an application of lacquer but I'm using one 9:1 solution through the set,<br>
maybe two applications above C6 and that is plenty to bring out the tone<br>
quality tone. That's with MacLac High Solids G-23 clear gloss lacquer<br>
(solids content do vary between lacquers). 10 grams of lacquer to 90 grams<br>
of acetone in this case. They're less expensive too! <br>
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David Love<br>
<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a> <br>
<a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a><br>
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Subject: Re: New Steinway Hamers was---hammer thickness trimming jig<br>
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Dale writes: <br>
<< As an aside The two sets I've worked with recently had very nice Bacon <br>
felt & were not juiced at the factory & were easily prepped to weight. They <br>
await final voicing when I get back from rainy Victoria. >><br>
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Greetings, <br>
The set I just got are so hard that I think I will have to soften them <br>
with a soaking of thinner! Quite uneven, too. How do you get a set that<br>
isn't <br>
juiced? <br>
Regards, <br>
<br>
Ed Foote RPT <br>
<a href="http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html</a><br>
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