hammers

[David Ilvedson]

Hey, Jim...careful with your opinions of opinions...;-]

David I.



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From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 08:02:08 EDT
Subject: Re: hammers


>In a message dated 04/07/02 6:51:01 AM, cadunn@vt2000.com writes:

><< I have picked up the Renner and Abel are hard hammers and for many

>folks, hard to set up. >>

>Clair;
> Careful with what you let set up in your wet ware :-) .....to describe any
>hammer as "hard" you must have a reference point. There is no reference point
>for hammer "hardness" that I am aware of...sooooo it comes down to personal
>experience, tastes and perception.

>  To describe both Abel and Renner as "hard" begs the question as the Renner
>is typically much softer than the Abel and produces vastly different tonal
>qualities straight out of the box.

> Thankfully 'most' of the hammer makers today get the shape right and it is
>typically in the pressing and felt quality where the differences lay. (I
>think all the makers offer different choices of moulding material)

> What I am trying to say is that "hard" is relative and you should not allow
>expressed "opinions" of hardness set up as 'fact' in your wet ware. I went
>back over the posts on this subject and find that there were more who said
>Abel/Renner were not difficult to work with than the ones who said they
>were......opinons all, and each flavored by  individual taste, experience and
>perception. Don't write excellent hammers off without forming your own actual
>experience with them.

>BTW, the Abel lights are an excellent choice for your Brambach. Of course
>that is just my 'opinion'. :-)
>Jim Bryant (FL)