Renner hammers vs domestic

[David Love]

Renner hammers on fine on the right pianos.  Do not, however, harden them 
with lacquer, key top, plexiglass, or any other chemicals.  It is a sure way 
to ruin them.  They are plenty bright on their own and respond to light 
filing if they are not bright enough.  I have used them successfully on 
older Hamburg Steinways, Bechsteins, Mason Hamlins, and other odds and ends. 
  They are not for every piano.  I always try samples before changing 
hammers unless I am sure beforehand.

David Love

>From: Stephen Birkett <birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Renner hammers vs domestic
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 0:24:43 EST
>
>Some of you may be following the felt-making thread on CAUT list, but for
>those who are not, I'll forward a little question - I'm sure we can get
>some reasonable response here on this from collective experience:
>
>On 1/11/01 at 12:42 PM Stephen Birkett wrote:
> >
> > -- big snip --
> >
> > A question. For those who know, what is the current status of Renner
> > hammers? Has there been any change in these over the past two years? How
> > does the amount of lacquering used on Renner hammers compare with
> > domestic hammers?
> >
>to which one response has come so far:
>
> > I've only "doped" one set of Renner hammers ever.  Those were on a piano
> > that doesn't have much umph.  It was the pianos fault rather
> > than the hammers.
> >
>
>I'm especially interested to know if Renner hammers have changed in any
>noticeable way since 1998.
>
>Stephen
>
>Stephen Birkett Fortepianos
>Authentic Reproductions of 18th and 19th Century Pianos
>464 Winchester Drive
>Waterloo, Ontario
>Canada N2T 1K5
>tel: 519-885-2228
>mailto: birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca
>
>
>

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