Feltmakers vs. Hammermakers

David M. Porritt dporritt@post.cis.smu.edu
Thu Jan 11 19:20 MST 2001



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On 1/11/01 at 12:42 PM Stephen Birkett wrote:

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>A question. For those who know, what is the current status of Renner 
>hammers? Has there been any change in these over the past two years? How 
>does the amount of lacquering used on Renner hammers compare with 
>domestic hammers?

I've only "doped" one set of Renner hammers ever.  Those were on a piano that doesn't have much umph.  It was the pianos fault rather than the hammers.

dave

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David M. Porritt
dporritt@swbell.net
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275



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