Hi Jim... these look really very much like what we are getting from Renner over here now too.. that is to say if we order the specific Weikert hammers. They are fabulous for Steinways... allowing one to get to that nice middle area where one can move the dynamics window back and forth from brilliant to rounded beautiful as needed. I've tried a few sets on Yamaha conservatory series and have been disappointed until I rounded the shape to more of an egg shape. On the S series tho this shape works great IMO. I agree about the blah blah blah bit... but these are fine hammers and easy to get a great sound with if you have a good idea what you are up to. Cheers RicB All, Attached is a pic of the brand new Renner Weikert felt "Blue Point" hammer. This is about hammer #35 or so. Vince and I have been testing these for about a year now and they are very good! They have the famous Weikert felt, but are pressed to the classic diamond shape. They are ready for sale now, I believe, and you'll hear more about them in Vegas. I'm NOT a salesman, but as a devoted CAUTee thought you'd like to know. While it may seem more of the same old "blah, blah, this hammer's the best..." if anyone wants to try them I would definitely give them my endorsement! They sound great and are easy to work with. I'm in the process of putting them on our Hamburg D and two more Bs. Everyone seems to have an opinion about hammers, and I think I've tried about everything, but these work very well on Ds and Bs. I'm not the expert that many of you are, but I've hung a lot of hammers, and rather than try to impress you with anything I "know" let me just offer them to you with a definite "you gotta try these!" attitude, hoping that you may articulate their attributes better than I. Jim Busby BYU Snow College
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