<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ccccff"> Hello Michael,<br> <br> Interesting you should mention Wurzen felt in the context of piano dampers.  I recently received from Jack Brand, owner of the Wurzen factory, some samples of damper felt they can now produce.  After a lot of investment and developmental work they feel they have come up with the ultimate in damper felt.  And I must say, Jack Brand's enthusiasm is contagious.  This guy knows his felt!  It is a very, very fine quality of felt of different densities and layerings (horizontal/vertical) for both the treble and the bass sections.  Apparently, designing a machine that would cut the wedge felt strips was a real challenge.  Presently, they are offering this felt to me only in strips.  The idea is to get into secondary processing down the road, e.g. gluing on backing strips, cutting the felt into blocks and boxing it, etc.  Until that actually happens, I plan to bring in some of their strips for my own use as well as for any interested parties out there.<br> <br> Not that the European felt I have been using is not good - but the Wurzen material is even better!<br> <br> Jurgen Goering<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com">www.pianofortesupply.com</a><br> "we DO have the good stuff, but we're always looking for even better stuff!"<br> <br> PS Terry F.: nice photos of the dampers.  Next time, could you please send them right side up so I don't have to turn my monitor upside down to view them properly?? <g><br> ------------------------------------------<br> <br> Michael Gamble wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid200507090759.j697xmu05329@bridget.rudoff.com"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hello Farrell and List</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">This looks identical to the damper felts I get from Fletcher & Newman - "Best French Damper Felt"  - pre-cut and stitched and a real joy to use. I wonder what Andre and his Wurzen felt will come up with? You are lucky indeed to have Jurgen as a supplier!</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Michael G.(UK)</font></div> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>From:</b> <a title="mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 09, 2005 12:59 AM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"><b>Subject:</b> Upright Damper Felt</div> <div><br> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Just thought some of you might be interested in what Jurgen Goering @ Piano Forte Supply has to offer in the area of upright damper felt.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Piano is a 1938 Chickering studio (you've seen 'em - the ones with the beautiful fancy cabinets with the top fronts that are almost impossible to figure out how to remove).</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">In the picture below, you can see the treble felt - separate pieces like on a grand. Also shown in the five bicord tenor dampers I made from his felt and the two types (bicord and monocord) of bass dampers I bought from him (close-ups below). (Damn, that's not a rum & coke in that cup.....)</font></div> <div><img alt="" hspace="0" src="cid:part1.09070208.06070203@pianofortesupply.com" align="bottom" border="0"></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Close-up of monocord bass ready-made damper (left), bicord ready-made damper (next to left) and five bicord tenor dampers that had to be custom made (by me) from felt supplied by Jurgen. (I haven't glued them on yet because I haven't gone back to the piano yet - next Monday.)</font></div> <div><img alt="" hspace="0" src="cid:part2.09070904.03070408@pianofortesupply.com" align="bottom" border="0"></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Close-up of the plain-wire dampers in the area of the tenor/treble break.</font></div> <div><img alt="" hspace="0" src="cid:part3.04090000.06020405@pianofortesupply.com" align="bottom" border="0"></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I'll report back on how they perform. They sure look good!</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">High resolution images are available upon request.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I think it is a pretty cool idea. A little extra work, but not too bad. Let's see how they perform (I expect good things).</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hey, check out them hammers - nothing a vigorous attack with 60-grit couldn't straighten out!</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Terry Farrell</font></div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>