<font color='navy' size='2' face='Comic Sans MS, sans-serif'><br> <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Dale Erwin <erwinspiano@aol.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Wed, Jan 23, 2013 11:32 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Replacement Hammer Suggestions Baldwin Studio Upright<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_94f5bf12-2b06-40c0-940b-39bf8f16b664"> <font color="navy" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font size="2" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;">  Hi Terry</font> <div><font size="2"><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">  </font></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Its usually the people who have only ancient experience with Ronsen products who say the hammer is too soft. Boggles my mind. so...</span><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">I wouldn't be too quick to drink that cool-aid.</font></div> <div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">   For</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> example...If you install Wurzen AA felt the sound may be too strident as it is quite a firm felt. Needling will be required. Almost for sure no hardeners required. Same with the  VFG felt from Germany</span></div> <div><font size="2"><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">   Ronsen Piano Hammer/Ray Negron  can make a hammer from felt for almost any density required and He or I can supply it.</font></font></div> <div><font size="2"><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">   I'd be willing to send some samples to try? Just ask. </font></font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">  </font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">  Every time the subject of Ronsen hammers comes up I am amazed(a bit frustrated) at the perpetual disinformation that is so prevalent, which ,  usually offered by someone who used the product 20 years ago when felt supplies were really crappy. It affected everyone's product.....yes, including Stwy and people still ordered and order their hammers. </font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#000080"> </font></font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#000080">  </font><u><font color="#dc143c">So please permit me to enclose an attachment of what felts are available </font></u></font><u><span style="color: rgb(220, 20, 60); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">and the difference in the characteristics</span><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#dc143c">. </font><font color="#000080">I won't include price lists and such</font></font></u></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"><br> </font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">The Ronsen product turned around when Ray started using the VFG felt in 1994. Thats 19 years ago folks and this is when I began to use them after really dismal experiences with All the other makes that seem to come first on our lips. Proof that marketing is very effective</font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">Anyway...The VFG felt is an instant music hammer usually requiring no lacquer. Very present and pleasing sound. Plays in quickly. And since then He's added 3 other high, high quality felts. The Bacon felt which Steinway still uses, & The Wurzen AA and the "Weickert special felt" Both made by Wurzen felt company in Germany. Two very different blends of felt.</font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">If any thing here is not clear please ask me to make it so.</font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"><br> </font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"> FWIW...I am always available for questions & consultation. Always! I can often send samples & we also provide action parts and pre-hung hammers. Its what I do. </font></div> <div><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"> ....And Please forgive me if this E-mail seem to direct.  Just ask Big AL. Just trying to set the record straight. ;)</font></div> <div><br> </div> <div> <div style="color: navy; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; clear: both;"><font size="1" color="royalblue"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font color="black"><font color="mediumblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin R.P.T.<br> <font color="green">Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.</font><br> </font></font></font></b></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b><font size="1"><font size="1" color="black"><font color="blueviolet"><font color="black"> <font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Mason & Hamlin</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">/Steinway/</font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">U.S. pianos</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></font></font><font size="1" color="cornflowerblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com" target="_blank">www.Erwinspiano.com</a></font><font size="1"><br> </font><font size="1" color="crimson" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Phone: 209-577-8397</font><br> <font color="darkgreen"></font></font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>  </font><br>   </tt></tt><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">From: Terry Farrell <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>></span></div> <div style="color: black;"><font size="2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica;">Subject: Re: [pianotech] Replacement Hammer Suggestions Baldwin Studio Upright</font><br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_56f7b3d9-41eb-4500-8d6e-8c6d951de918" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre><tt><font size="4" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>That's where my initial thinking was pointing me. Thanks. Terry Farrell</b></font><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> On Jan 22, 2013, at 5:38 PM, </span><a href="mailto:Roger@Integra.net" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Roger@Integra.net</a><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> wrote: </span><font size="4"><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"> > </font><b><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Terry, > I believe Rons</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">e</font><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">n would be too soft. Abel is a better guess. > Roger</font></b></font><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> > > -----Original Message----- From: Terry Farrell </span></tt></pre> </div> </div> </div> </font> </div>  </div> </font>