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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The current thread, about Wurzen =
Hammers, was
started as a query about "Work Hardening Hammers". As usual, it has =
taken
several turns away from the main topic! :-(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My comments regarding the Wurzen =
Hammers on the
1867 Chickering were totally misconstrued, IMO. My comments were in =
regard to
"straight out of the box" and not what they can be. "Straight out of the =
box",
these hammers were not that much different than the Ronsen Euros, which =
I like.
As I have been using hammers from Ronsen for over 30 years, I pretty =
much know
what to expect. The last few notes in the treble were weak. I expected =
that. Ray
presses the hammers as hard as he can, in that area, w/o busting =
up/distorting
the moulding. This is a GOOD thing, as it allows the tech to bring the =
hammers
up to an acceptable brilliance, rather than other hammers that are too =
bright at
the onset and get absolutely crappy with a little playing. I hate =
voicing, i.e.
sticking needles, consequently, the less of that I can do and still =
achieve a
good overall tone, the better!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now that the piano has been played, =
(heavily), by
some of my pianistic friends,<G>, the tone is really coming into =
it's own.
All of this w/o sticking needles into the felt and destroying the =
interlock of
the fiber(s)! To me that is what it's all about: With a good scale, good =
board/bridge, good action and attention to detail. Needles are the LAST =
thing I
want to do or need, in most cases</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But, I digress from the initial =
"hypothesis" of
"work hardening hammers". I believe the hammer MUST be played in, in =
order to
achieve it's maximum potential. How long this takes, depends on the =
hammer and
the piano AND it's amount of use. This "playing in" can be sped up with =
my
"Pounder", but this alone will not do the whole job. If anyone were to =
ask me
what hammer I would recommend for the maximum tone production, for a =
given
piano, I would say only one word: WURZEN! The cost is so very much the =
same,
from one set to the other, that there is no contest....Buy the
best!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>