<font color='navy' size='2' face='Comic Sans MS, sans-serif'><font color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"> <div> <br> </div> </font><br> <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black"><font color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"> <br> </font> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_0a871537-54d3-4906-8d7c-a707c2e28df9"><font color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"> <font color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">Dav<font size="2">id has it right here. <br> <font size="2"> </font>Samples for the piano and the <font size="2">acoustic</font> environment are <font size="2">always</font> a safe bet.  Wha<font size="2"><font size="2">t</font> <font size="2">A <font size="2">Baldwin</font> Hamilton DOES NOT NEED<font size="2"> is</font> a stiffer hammer but less stiff. Not soft but not overly stiff<font size="2">. My goal; would be </font>to render mute the obnoxious whining from the funky string scaling<font size="2">.</font></font></font></font></font></font><font color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="clear:both"><font color="royalblue" size="2"><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></font></font><font color="black" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Ronsen piano hammers</font></font></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style: italic;"><font size="1"><font size="2"><br> <font color="crimson" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Phone: 209-577-8397</font></font><br> </font></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>  </font><br>   <font size="2"></font></tt></tt><br> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Love <<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a>><br> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Sent: Wed, Jan 23, 2013 8:29 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ronsen Hammers<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_0d1f918a-07a6-44ae-a31f-9757db94a093"> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">You have to judge the piano on its own merit first.  Many Baldwin scales tend to be somewhat higher tension with slightly heavier soundboards.  Given reasonable soundboard health I find that they sometimes want a slightly firmer hammer.  Some Abel hammers may be well suited to the task (there are many different Abel hammers as well).  Some Ronsen hammers may be not suited to the task and may end up requiring enough lacquer as to suggest that another choice might have been better to start with.  VFG felt is firmer but has its own characteristics that are somewhat different from, say, Weickert felt (different process).   You may have other criteria as well that will drive the choice in one direction or another.  </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Sample, sample, sample.  Did I say sample?    Hammer recommendations without knowing all the details of the piano and it’s circumstances are relatively meaningless.  Of course Ronsen makes good hammers, so does Abel and so does Renner.  You have to look beyond that to determine which hammer will best suit the job.  </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"> </span></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">David Love</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"> </span></div> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft<br> <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:18 AM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>; <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Ronsen Hammers</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal">You've got that right Joe! We recognized right from the start that Ronsen made the best hammers ever! And yes, he'll make them exactly how you ask.</div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:">Al -</span></i></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"></span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:">High Point, NC</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"></span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"> </span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"> </span></div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal">On Jan 22, 2013, at 8:22 PM, Joseph Garrett <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:</div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Dave said:<br> "For some reason I see that more often in Baldwin pianos than any other,<br> they don't seem to like the Louisiana heat and humidity. I really like the<br> Ronsens, you can always add a little lacquer under the strike point if the<br> top needs perking up."<br> <br> Dave, et al,<br> You need to be more specific when discussing Ronsen Hammers and what you<br> need to do to them!(Or any other brand, for that matter.<G>)<br> At last count, Ronsen offers 4 different types of felt! Then, to add to<br> the mix, you can ask Ray to press them in specific ways. So, there are many<br> different choices when using Ronsen Hammers! It's one of several reasons<br> I've been using them since the 70's!!!<G> I'm one satisfied customer and a<br> big fan of Ronsens.<br> Of course, if your favorite hammer is another company and they work for<br> you,....great. It's what you want in tone and what you get used to. "adding<br> lacquer" is not good advice imo.<br> Best,<br> Joe<br> <br> <br> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br> Captain of the Tool Police<br> Squares R I<br> <a target="_blank" href="http://gpianoworks.com/">http://gpianoworks.com/</a><br> <br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </font> </div>  </div> </font>