Dude...? Do you really talk like that? Ridgemont High was like 30 years ago.... David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: David Andersen <bigda@gte.net> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:49:14 -0800 Subject: Re: Heavily played newish Mason gets "strident" too quickly... >> David, >> >> Really...how many sets of Renner Blues have you filed? >> You find they file just like any other hammer? Not what I find. There are >> no clear layers of felt. >> Ugly looking beasts. I remember Chris Robinson talking about actually using >> a belt sander to >> try to clean up the hammers.... >> >> >> David I. >Dude. You have an attitude. Dude. <g> >I've filed many, many sets of Renner hammers. >I don't find any problems. >However, let's remember Big Dave's Immutable Law #1: >Every head a planet. So, your perceptions may vary. >They may be "ugly looking beasts" to you but they're the choice of some of >the best manufacturers and rebuilders in the world, so.... >You may have heard Chris Robinson talk about some particularly hard set of >hammers, or some older stuff; but for the past 8 years or so, with one >notable recent exception, I've been generally very happy with their >consistency and voiceability. I have many sets in high-use situations; they >perform very, very well; very stable and creamy once you get them right. >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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