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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tompiano@gate.net href="mailto:tompiano@gate.net">Tom =
Servinsky</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> September 27, 2001 1:46 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tensioned hammers =
and "the
staple"</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Del,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Have you had any problems with the Renner hammer ( =
non-stapled) pulling apart in high humidity regions. In S. Florida I =
have had
5 sets that we installed pulled apart. Obviously the problems were in =
the low
tenor and bass and not the top 1/3 of the piano, which I'm assuming is =
why you
stop where you do. I too have found that the reduction in touch weight =
far
outweighs any concerns for separation in that portion of the =
instrument. But
as a safe-guard for me, wires throughout the rest of the piano are
mandatory.<BR>Tom Servinsky,RPT
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Tom, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>I haven't used Renner hammers for years. =
They are far
to hard and dense for anything we do. It would be impossible to soften =
them
enough using any technique known to the modern world. We use unlacquered =
Isaacs
and unlacquered S&S hammers with a few unlacquered Ronsen's thrown =
in from
time to time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Del</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>