New Hammer Butt Selection

[Terry Beckingham]

Terry,

I just did a conversion from an individual brass flange action Fischer 
(1910) to the Pratt-Reed butts from Renner. it worked out very well. I 
would recommend these butts.

Terry Beckingham



At 12:10 PM 8/23/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks to all for input on replacing hammer butt leather. I'm sure I will
>refer back to it sometime. Fortunately, the owner has decided to go with new
>butts and hammers. (YEAH!!!) It appears the butts on this 1895 52" Fisher
>upright are dimensionally very similar to the Pratt-Read butts available
>from most supply houses. I'm trying to get the most bang for the client's
>buck. Wally Brooks has a Abel butt that is made to replace the Pratt-Read.
>Renner also has one for the same purpose. However, the Abel has the
>traditional butt spring set up, with the springs mounted on a separate rail.
>The Renner butt has the spring mounted on the butt itself, much like many
>Asian pianos. So, it would seem to me, that the Renner might be a good pick
>for the same price because I would be renewing the entire hammer butt spring
>system without any extra labor. Has anyone used these Renner butts? Waddaya
>think of my logic (or illogic)? Thanks for any input.
>
>Terry Farrell