<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quentin,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes.....well, I want specifics.  :-)   I suppose that the hammers could just have a "different" = sound (the way hammers do), but I'm really looking for boosting power = here.  I haven't called Ronsen to see if I can just get some samples (what the = heck am I waiting for?), because if I'm going to hang a new set I'd like = to test a couple of different kinds (including another recommended by a friend).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am a little curious about folks = hanging the Wurzen Ronsens and saying that they do nothing to them, = except maybe adding a  hardening agent a little in the treble.  Is the = bloom and sustain on these hammers not to be improved at all by needling?  = Are they perfectly balanced from the beginning?  I find that somewhat hard = to believe---but sure would like to.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr href="mailto:quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr">Quentin Codevelle</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> Sunday, May 29, 2005 8:47 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Self voicing = hammers/work hardening</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM><FONT size=2>"</FONT></EM><EM><FONT = size=2>Would you say the Wurzen felt hammers offer more power that the = =<BR>VFG--consider all things even like, regulation, each type of hammer =<BR>voiced = correctly, etc?"</FONT></EM><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know why, but I think that = Andre will answer... yes !!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>;-)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>