<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=375505113-10062004><FONT face=Verdana = color=#0000ff>Mike & Paul,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=375505113-10062004><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=375505113-10062004><FONT face=Verdana = color=#0000ff>The hammers we sell to Pianotek are made with VFG felt. We just got the Wurzen felt = in about two months ago.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=375505113-10062004><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=375505113-10062004><FONT face=Verdana = color=#0000ff>Ray Negron-Ronsen Piano Hammer</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On = Behalf Of </B>Paul Chick (Earthlink)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 10, 2004 = 7:30 AM<BR><B>To:</B> spalding48@earthlink.net; = Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: hammer quality<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=151302712-10062004>Mike</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN = class=151302712-10062004>The set I used were ordered from Pianotek, along with some other = items.   So, they could tell you what they stock.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=151302712-10062004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN = class=151302712-10062004>Paul C</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma><B>Subject:</B> RE: hammer = quality<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Paul,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Which of the 3 available hammer felts (Bacon, VFG, or Wurzen) = did you use?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4@earthlink.net">Paul Chick \(Earthlink\)</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 6/9/2004 8:36:49 AM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: hammer = quality</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma><B>Subject:</B> Re: hammer = quality<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT lang=0 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"><FONT = face=Arial>Greetings,<BR><BR>       =         I would like to replace an old upright Becker Brother's = hammers. What are the best hammers for old turn of the century pianos? What = hammers have the best quality?<BR><BR><BR>Thank = you<BR>Julia,<BR>Reading, PA<SPAN class=913012814-09062004><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><SPAN class=913012814-09062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> Julia </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=913012814-09062004>I  recently  installed a = set of Ronsen hammers in a 1902 Smith and Barnes upright.  The = customers are thrilled with the warm rich tone they consider to be "authentic."   A small amount of hammer hardener was = needed in the 6th and 7th octave to brighten them.  The rest of the = hammers required no additional voicing.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN = class=913012814-09062004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT lang=0 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=913012814-09062004></SPAN></FONT></FONT> <DIV><SPAN class=913012814-09062004></SPAN><FONT = face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>P<SPAN class=913012814-09062004>aul Chick, = Sr</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></B= LOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>