<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>David,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I haven't worked on any Shigerus.  I was under the impression that= the hammers are different than what is used on the RXs.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 6/1/05 6:29:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, davidlovepianos@comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m sur= e you could use <SPAN class=SpellE>Ronsens</SPAN>, but the Shigeru hammer is a very = nice hammer on those instruments.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPA= N>I don’t know if I would call the <SPAN class=SpellE>Ronsen</SPAN> = <SPAN class=SpellE>Wurzen</SPAN> a “mellow” hammer.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>It has some firmness to it and requires a little needling to open it up, at least for me.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>As with most hammer installation= jobs, the cost is in the labor.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>P= rices on hammers don’t vary that much.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">=   </SPAN>Get some samples and listen to both.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:= p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">David Love<BR></SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">davidlovepianos@= comcast.net</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size= =2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Piannaman@aol.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, May 31, 2005 10:17 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN><= /B> Ronsens a possibility on a Kawai RX??</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></= P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">I work on  many Kawai pianos, most of them 5 years old or less.  M= any of them are RX series pianos.  I like the soft voice they have when new.  <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Though the h= ammers are heat pressed, they are voiced down quite a bit at the factory.  However, after a few years (or less, depending on the player), they become= hard and brittle sounding.  They can be voiced again and again, but w= hen they need replacement--which will be soon on at least one of them--I was considering the possibility of the Ronsen AA Wurzen felt hammers.  It= seems logical to me, based on what I've heard of these hammers a= nd based on the sounds I like to hear coming from RX series grands.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">Has anybody tried these or alternative hammers on Kawai grands?  <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">Am I way off the mark?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">Are the Shigeru hammers cold pressed, and might they not be a good--and probab= ly expensive--replacement also?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">Just wondering,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">Dave Stahl</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>