Wurzen felt

[antares@euronet.nl]

On zaterdag, mei 10, 2003, at 20:59 Europe/Amsterdam, David Love wrote:

> Because to many people there seems to be no middle ground with hammer
> makers.  Either they are on the very hard side, or the very soft side. 
>  If
> you don't prefer the very hard type then you have no choice but to use 
> a
> very soft hammer and beef it up a bit.  There are some exceptions, but
> consistency in hardness from one hammer set to another also varies and,
> again, if you prefer to err on the side of softness, then you have no
> choice but to use lacquer once in awhile.  Hopefully, you don't need 
> too
> much.
>
> David Love
>

But David Love,
That is exactly why I sometimes come forward with my Renner Wurzen chit 
chat.
We now know that the European Wurzen Renners are not the same as the 
Renner blues made for the US.
We also know now that these European Wurzen hammers are not nearly as 
loud and dense as the Abels.
So what I mean to say, is that there exists a perfect compromise.
The problem lies in the fact that these European Wurzen hammers are not 
for sale in the US, if I am right, and that means that not many 
technicians have experience with them.
Richard Brekne can vouch for these hammers as he already installed a 
few sets of these. Again, no hammer dopes necessary, except in the 
highest treble (maybe the last 5-6-7 hammers) and the very lowest bass 
hammers (maybe the first 5-6-7 hammers).
I am not trying to push these hammers. We sell them here but the 
American market for Renner is in the hands of Lloyd Meyer, so I don't 
earn on them.
It is just that I don't understand why you guys have hammers that are 
either too soft or too hard.
On the other hand, and as I said before, the world is supposed to be a 
free place. You want to use hammer dopes there, who am I to have 
objections.
I mainly see this email traffic about hammers and felt as an 
interesting discussion.

Antares,
The Netherlands

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