Renner hammers

[Erwinspiano at aol.com]

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   Of those of you who routinely use Renner  hammers I'd like to solicit an 
opinion.  I recently chose to use a set on  an old Kawai 750 which is about 7 
ft ish.  Note btw (My first set in about  15 years)
   The Kawai has  quite a good sound  for an old monster with a flat board 
but the original hammers though quite stiff  & worn were illiciting a sound that 
was too bright & loud but was in the  tonal spectrum ball park for the piano. 
 
   SO I chose a hammer more similar in stiffness  & more suited to the  
pianos soundboard  impedance  charachter.
     I called Rick Baldassin & asked  him to send me the softest set of 
Renners he could determine.  He did &  they sound really good.  I've yet to needle 
any thing & the power color  & sustain are excellent.  I haven't even shaped 
them yet.  To me  they look like the Double A Wurzen felt.  I can put needles 
right  in or if   I need to,  apply very thin dilutions of juice   & without 
the negative consequences most techs seem to associate with  lacquers.  (Myth if 
done right)) 
     I know that the hammers were  pressed too hard a few years ago as some 
experienced & but/without the  consent of My friend Lloyd Meyer at Renner USA & 
they have worked hard to  straighten out this temporary manufacturing glitch 
/blip & it seems that  they have. 
  I will say that what I'm used too in the way of  felt size & shape was a 
bit reversed ,meaning that the width shoulder to  shoulder was a bit wider than 
molding to crown which for me is reversed from my  preferred hammer model of 
more felt over the top & less in the shoulder.  Still some filing reduces the 
shoulder width & points up the strike  point.  I'm concerned about the 
longevity & how many filings a tech  could get should get from a set of hammers.  I 
usually figure one heavy  filing & the hammers are done due to regulation 
requirements. Two light ones  & your done. Know what I mean?
  However when a hammer is showing this much true  resilience, felt cutting 
by strings  is minimized & hammer life is  extended considerably even in heavy 
use situations & Voicing stability  also makes our lives easier & the tonal 
benefits are huge.
  Any way please register your comments if you  would.  I'm all ears.  I know 
that responsive suppliers Like Renner  USA, Brooks Limited, Pianotek, Pacific 
piano etc are always receptive to  dispassionate opinion, experienced feed 
back, & supportive  comments from techs which helps improve product lines that 
I/we benefit  from. 
  Seems like a success in this case. Maybe my carping  about hard hammers on 
list  has impacted decisions at certain levels of  management.  Nahhhhh! 
  Sincerely
  Dale Erwin
 
 
 
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