[CAUT] New Renner hammers

[Paul T Williams]

Sounds like something I might try next time.  I wonder how they would work 
on 1960's era Baldwin R's.  I have a lot of those needing new hammers.  I 
assume I order through Lloyd?  I like trying different hammers, although 
my recent favorites are Wally's Naturals where I've gotten consistant 
results.  How would these hammers compare with the Abels?

Paul




From:
Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
To:
"caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org>
Date:
06/09/2010 01:51 PM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] New Renner hammers



Hi,
 
Pre-voice like Blues. (Gang file shoulders, etc. per instructions on-line 
Renner) Generally voice like Blues, but there is less work after the 
pre-voicing. No lacquer. No ironing. Out of the box they are bright, yet 
warm and have more “presence” for lack of a better word, after initial 
voicing. When I say “presence”, it’s like an old amplifier I had that had 
a “presence” knob. When you increased presence you seemed to have more 
midrange frequencies. High “sizzle” as Steinway calls it, is no problem, 
but some crown needling will even out tone as needed. Plenty of power! I 
wish I had the vocabulary to describe it all. Maybe Vince can write 
something. On the B they sounded so good that it was almost like taking 
cotton out of my ears. Clarity was so much better than the S&S I had on. 
And you could whisper on them, up to FF with a change in color that was 
not distorted, but different. Gosh Gerry, it’s like describing the taste 
of salt… <G> Sorry.
 
Best,
Jim
 
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of G 
Cousins
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 11:33 AM
To: CAUT
Subject: Re: [CAUT] New Renner hammers
 
Jim,
Very interesting.
What did you have to do to them?  How much work?
Gang filing, pre-voicing prep, post-lacquering, ironing etc?
Out of the box, are they dark (warm),bright (hot) other?
Curious mind(s) would like to know.
Gerry C
WCUPA 
 

From: jim_busby at byu.edu
To: caut at ptg.org
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:24:32 -0600
Subject: [CAUT] New Renner hammers
All,
 
Attached is a pic of the brand new Renner Weikert felt “Blue Point” 
hammer. This is about hammer #35 or so. Vince and I have been testing 
these for about a year now and they are very good! They have the famous 
Weikert felt, but are pressed to the classic diamond shape. They are ready 
for sale now, I believe, and you’ll hear more about them in Vegas. I’m NOT 
a salesman, but as a devoted CAUTee thought you’d like to know.
 
While it may seem more of the same old “blah, blah, this hammer’s the 
best…” if anyone wants to try them I would definitely give them my 
endorsement! They sound great and are easy to work with. I’m in the 
process of putting them on our Hamburg D and two more Bs. Everyone seems 
to have an opinion about hammers, and I think I’ve tried about everything, 
but these work very well on Ds and Bs. I’m not the expert that many of you 
are, but I’ve hung a lot of hammers, and rather than try to impress you 
with anything I “know” let me just offer them to you with a definite “you 
gotta try these!” attitude, hoping that you may articulate their 
attributes better than I.
 
Jim Busby BYU
Snow College


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