Renner 'Blues'

[D.L. Bullock]

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Where did anyone get the idea that "Most Americans do not like these
(Renner) hammers"?  I think the only thing anyone does not like about
Renners is their cost.  Every one of the finest technicians I have known
used Renners.  I have used them for over ten years.  I do not find them to
be too hard.  If one piano sounds too loud they may easily be voiced down.
I prefer the old style sound from pianos I restore from the teens and
twenties.

The new Yamaha or even new Steinway sound sets my teeth on edge like
fingernails on the blackboard.  Renners are exactly what I am looking for.
I have only had one or two in those years of Renner hammers that were in
need of voicing down.  What I like about them is I don't have to voice them
up, but only need to even them out.  I have many happy customers who agree
with me and they are some of the finest musicians anywhere.

If you want stone hard hammers, check out imadegawa or other cheaper Asian
hammers.  I had one customer who called me up a month after getting his
piano back from my competition.  He was literally in tears.  The piano had
no character in its tone and was excruciatingly LOUD.  It could not even
play soft if you tried.  He had asked for Renner and was told " You will
love it when I get done"  I replaced those brand new rock hammers with
Renners and he then loved it.

Another customer spent $17,000. for a restoration of his Mason Hamlin and
when he requested Renner hammers was charged an extra $2,500.00 for them.
When he got the piano back it had cheap Asian hammers on it that were like
Rocks.  The lawsuit he won but I doubt he will get anything from the
so-called piano technician in Broken Arrow OK since the guy declared
bankruptcy.  He is still doing university piano sales, however.

I am VERY pleased with Renner hammers.  I would only change if I could find
the hammer exactly like they make but for substantially less money. (Like
that will happen.)

D.L. Bullock
www.thepianoworld.com



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  -----Original Message-----
  From: antares [mailto:antares@euronet.nl]
  Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 4:28 AM
  To: Pianotech
  Subject: Re: Renner 'Blues'


  It is exactly as what said, they are Wurzens because they come from Renner
and almost all hammers made by Renner are covered with Wurzen felt.
  The fact that most Americans do not like these hammers has nothing to do
with the felt, but with the way they were made, i.e. the pressure with which
they were glued.
  Nobody likes stone hard hammers.
  What is sad though for all technicians who had no word in this nor choice,
is the fact that 'they' kept on distributing these hammers for years, and
only now are going to bring the 'better hammers' into the US (if we may
believe this).
  I personally never wanted to be dependent, but rather choose my own stuff,
and I have done so.

  On the other hand, this (the hammer business in the USA) is not my
business, literally speaking,
  but you asked,
  and it is a free world,
  at least so 'they' say.........


  friendly greetings
  from
  André Oorebeek

  "where Music is, no harm can be"

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