[CAUT] New Renner hammers

[Mark Cramer]

It will be interesting to compare the Renner Blue Points with Ronsen's 
Weickert felt hammers (I have some of each on order)... same felt 
apparently, just a different way of pressing.

Also, I hope we'll be able to get some of these in at least an 11.5mm 
width, so there's room for a variety of shift positions with 3-string 
contact.

Mark Cramer, RPT
Brandon Universty

> David,
>
> Over six months of very heavy use and they seem to wear better than 
> any hammer I have used to date. They have become a bit bright with 
> usage, but nothing like regular Blues. I have only had to even out 
> voicing and light crown needling. Rick tells me to treat them like 
> Blues. With only one set I don’t have a lot of feedback to give, but 
> this professor wears out hammers more than anyone, and I can see these 
> getting maybe twice the mileage that the S&S hammers got. And I’m one 
> who usually uses Steinway hammers on Steinway, etc. but these seem so 
> much like the hammers on that 80 year old D I spoke about last year; 
> same shape, feel and sound. There might be something to the “diamond” 
> shape too.
>
> Jim
>
> *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *David Love*
> Sent:* Wednesday, June 09, 2010 9:09 PM*
> To:* caut at ptg.org*
> Subject:* Re: [CAUT] New Renner hammers
>
> Have you had a chance to hear them over a long period of time and with 
> heavy use?  How do they develop?
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
> *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *Jim Busby*
> Sent:* Wednesday, June 09, 2010 11:50 AM*
> To:* caut at ptg.org*
> Subject:* Re: [CAUT] New Renner hammers
>
> Hi,
>
> Pre-voice like Blues. (Gang file shoulders, etc. per instructions 
> on-line Renner) Generally voice like Blues, but there is less work 
> after the pre-voicing. No lacquer. No ironing. Out of the box they are 
> bright, yet warm and have more “presence” for lack of a better word, 
> after initial voicing. When I say “presence”, it’s like an old 
> amplifier I had that had a “presence” knob. When you increased 
> presence you seemed to have more midrange frequencies. High “sizzle” 
> as Steinway calls it, is no problem, but some crown needling will even 
> out tone as needed. Plenty of power! I wish I had the vocabulary to 
> describe it all. Maybe Vince can write something. On the B they 
> sounded so good that it was almost like taking cotton out of my ears. 
> Clarity was so much better than the S&S I had on. And you could 
> whisper on them, up to FF with a change in color that was not 
> distorted, but different. Gosh Gerry, it’s like describing the taste 
> of salt… <G> Sorry.
>
> Best,
> Jim
>

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