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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara asked: "<FONT face="Times New =
Roman"
size=3>Just curious on the work hardening issue, what have you found =
with the
=<BR>Wurzen felt hammers? I realize you can pretty much put them =
where you
=<BR>want them in the first place, but have you found that the sound
=<BR>"matures?" Or is it just a case of always putting them back =
to the
same =<BR>sound you got in the first place?<FONT face=Arial
size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm just finishing up on the 1867 =
Chickering,
Flat Strung. I put Wurzen/Ronsen hammers on it. In the last couple of =
weeks I've
had a few of my better piano playing friends come to the shop and give =
it a work
out. What I've noticed is that initially the hammers didn't really blow =
my kilts
up. After some serious playing/pounding, the hammers are beginning to =
Blossom.
Very nice tone, in almost the whole piano w/o doing any voicing. The one =
area
that was weak, was the extreme treble, (from F#7 to the top). I really =
hate
adding hardeners, but in this case, (due to the basic piano design), I =
think
it's necessary. So, I have juiced them a bit. That helped a lot. I =
believe that
it will continue to improve, before I need to smooth things out with =
needles
etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The one thing that strikes me more than =
anything
else, about the tone, is that the sound is more of a "TA" sound, rather =
than a
<BR>"CHA"/"BLA" sound. This really blows my kilts up!<G> Big =
round, (but
not "spiral"), tone, especially in the bass/tenor area. This scale is
low-tension and is intentional, by me, to be exactly that! Oh,
Joy!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll try to keep y'all posted as this
progresses.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>