<HTML>In a message dated 5/11/2002 11:27:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:Re: Jenn-you-whine Steinway parts Date:5/11/2002 11:27:28 PM Pacific Standard Time From:<A HREF="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent from the Internet                    David</BLOCKQUOTE>                      Well said. I just put in a set O stwy hammers on an L . They'll require very little juice or needling. Plenty of fat tone from the get go. As to the consistency I can't comment but will see. There wippens fit every stwy ever made without regulation gymnastics as with some other parts. I typically use Ronsens as well            >>>>>>Dale>>>..... <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Renner parts on Steinways sometimes work fine, but not always.  Sometimes the profile is wrong and the convergence line isn't correct.  The Steinway wippens and shanks that I've seen recently  have been fine, though in the past they had lots of problems with pinning and warping.  I still use Steinway hammers frequently and though they need lacquering to build tone, I like what you get from them.  Renner blues are a good hammer, but I don't really care for the tone on a Steinway.  Ronsen's would be my next choice. I also have had good success with Abel shanks, the jury is still out on the wippens.  We are fortunate that with Steinway there are many choices of manufacturers for parts. David </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>