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They have the amber felt striations I'm used to with Ronsen Weikert hammers. The molding are walnut, like Renners, the underfelt is purple like Ronsens (whose moldings are sapele or maple), and they scream like raw Renners. They were put on 2 years ago.

In fact, they're an exact match for the ones on the front cover of the BrooksLTD catalog, but that "art" may be more a composite and less a sample to go by.

Ringing ears want to know <G>

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William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
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Looks like an Abel Natural to me, though those are typically not the screaming type!

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Adam Schulte-Bukowinski, RPT
Piano Technician
Glenn Korff School of Music
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 09:26
From: William Ballard
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

They have the amber felt striations I'm used to with Ronsen Weikert hammers. The molding are walnut, like Renners, the underfelt is purple like Ronsens (whose moldings are sapele or maple), and they scream like raw Renners. They were put on 2 years ago.

In fact, they're an exact match for the ones on the front cover of the BrooksLTD catalog, but that "art" may be more a composite and less a sample to go by.

Ringing ears want to know <G>

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William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++
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Adam Schulte-Bukowinski went: "though those are typically not the screaming type!"

I agree. Overall these are brighter than any Abels I've heard, but beyond that, there's a large number which scream, giving a noogie to the ear. Doped by someone with no experience or hearing. I've got an email out to Brooks LTD.

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William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 12:12
From: Adam Schulte-Bukowinski
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

Looks like an Abel Natural to me, though those are typically not the screaming type!

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Adam Schulte-Bukowinski, RPT
Piano Technician
Glenn Korff School of Music
University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 09:26
From: William Ballard
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

They have the amber felt striations I'm used to with Ronsen Weikert hammers. The molding are walnut, like Renners, the underfelt is purple like Ronsens (whose moldings are sapele or maple), and they scream like raw Renners. They were put on 2 years ago.

In fact, they're an exact match for the ones on the front cover of the BrooksLTD catalog, but that "art" may be more a composite and less a sample to go by.

Ringing ears want to know <G>

------------------------------
William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++
------------------------------

I heard back from Josi @ BrooksLTD. Yes, these are Abel Naturals. The person working on this action must have knocked over a bottle of reinforcer​ on them. A sad story.

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William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 13:11
From: William Ballard
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

Adam Schulte-Bukowinski went: "though those are typically not the screaming type!"

I agree. Overall these are brighter than any Abels I've heard, but beyond that, there's a large number which scream, giving a noogie to the ear. Doped by someone with no experience or hearing. I've got an email out to Brooks LTD.

------------------------------
William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++

Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 12:12
From: Adam Schulte-Bukowinski
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

Looks like an Abel Natural to me, though those are typically not the screaming type!

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Adam Schulte-Bukowinski, RPT
Piano Technician
Glenn Korff School of Music
University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 09:26
From: William Ballard
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

They have the amber felt striations I'm used to with Ronsen Weikert hammers. The molding are walnut, like Renners, the underfelt is purple like Ronsens (whose moldings are sapele or maple), and they scream like raw Renners. They were put on 2 years ago.

In fact, they're an exact match for the ones on the front cover of the BrooksLTD catalog, but that "art" may be more a composite and less a sample to go by.

Ringing ears want to know <G>

------------------------------
William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++
------------------------------

My one and only set of Abel Naturals started out amazingly nice, but within a year turned into screamers that could not be tamed (at the time...I think I could tame them now).

Pwg

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Peter Grey
Stratham NH
603-686-2395
pianodoctor57@gmail.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 18:32
From: William Ballard
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

I heard back from Josi @ BrooksLTD. Yes, these are Abel Naturals. The person working on this action must have knocked over a bottle of reinforcer​ on them. A sad story.

------------------------------
William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++

Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 13:11
From: William Ballard
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

Adam Schulte-Bukowinski went: "though those are typically not the screaming type!"

I agree. Overall these are brighter than any Abels I've heard, but beyond that, there's a large number which scream, giving a noogie to the ear. Doped by someone with no experience or hearing. I've got an email out to Brooks LTD.

------------------------------
William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++

Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 12:12
From: Adam Schulte-Bukowinski
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

Looks like an Abel Natural to me, though those are typically not the screaming type!

------------------------------
Adam Schulte-Bukowinski, RPT
Piano Technician
Glenn Korff School of Music
University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2021 09:26
From: William Ballard
Subject: Whose Hammers Are These?

They have the amber felt striations I'm used to with Ronsen Weikert hammers. The molding are walnut, like Renners, the underfelt is purple like Ronsens (whose moldings are sapele or maple), and they scream like raw Renners. They were put on 2 years ago.

In fact, they're an exact match for the ones on the front cover of the BrooksLTD catalog, but that "art" may be more a composite and less a sample to go by.

Ringing ears want to know <G>

------------------------------
William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107

"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
+++++++++++++++++++++
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