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size=2>Renner
and Abel make about 35000 of hammer head each every years. If you are =
willing to
order a lot of units they can do any thing you want on yours own
specification and quality. At the lowest price possible... =
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size=2>and do
not forget that those pianos was not suppose to be sold outside of Japan =
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this was probability a part of the agreement. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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Harel</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>De la =
part
de</B> Quentin Codevelle<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> 26 janvier 2006
11:45<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> Louis =
Renner hammer
heads on grey market.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a question:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few years ago, I was working for a =
dealer who
distributes lots of grey market Yamaha, Kawai but also other almost =
unknown
brands (for the majority of people) like Apollo, Toyo, Atlas,
etc...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I remarked that on many grey market =
pianos
(except Yamahas & Kawais), there was the label "Louis Renner" on =
the
heads, although these heads seemed totally different from the heads we =
find on
european pianos, which are labeled "Louis Renner- =
Stuttgart".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does someone know if there is a =
hammerhead
factory in asia that produces heads named "Louis Renner" but aren't =
the real
Renner hammer heads produced in Germany, in Stuttgart?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Otherwise, is there a lower Renner =
quality for
these asian pianos (very very bright sound, strange impregnation =
color,
...).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What puzzles me is the fact that the =
word
"Stuttgart" misses on these heads, which makes me think it is a mere =
copy, but
no original ones.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks !</FONT></DIV>
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