Stienway hammers\

[John W. McKone]

>>     Steinway uses Abel hammers, sells them bored for a mint.  Pianotek
>
>That's news to me...  Steinway uses Steinway hammers made in the factory on
>Long Island as far as I'm aware.
>
>And if THEY sell for a mint, what do Renners sell for?  The last set of
>Renner Blues I ordered cost me a lot more than the last Steinway set I
>bought and the Blues required more prep time.
>
>                John
>John Musselwhite, RPT               Calgary, Alberta Canada
>musselj@cadvision.com              sysop@67.cambo.cuug.ab.ca
>
>

Amazing how different people can have different takes on the same situation.
I have had that exact opposite experience as John.  I have always found that
the advantage to