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)
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