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<DIV><FONT size=3> D.L.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I'm glad your having success</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Frankly My experience is just the opposite.=
Very
difficult to get the sound I wanted especially the twenties sound in the top=
3
octaves. I dunno maybe I was just unlucky enough to get several bum sets ove=
r
the years when I've tried them, But whenever I feel the kind=
of
resistance of sticking one needle into the hammer felt of any brand ham=
mer
in octave 5-6-7 I know its' going to be a long day & probably won't get =
the
sweet sound I'm after.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Perhaps something's different now but=
I've
only heard 1 set of Renners voiced to my liking & it was on one of Dave
Andersens stwy piano restorations. Admittedly It was a beautiful sound that
didn't grate my ears as they usually have done but then Daves a very
skilled voicer. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> </FONT><FONT size=3>It's probably just me =
& my
preference for a different kind of sound & Ronsen hammers usually do tha=
t
with out all the acupuncture or heavy solutions. IMHO this hammer is as clos=
e to
the twenties Stwy & other type hammers as I've experienced.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Too each there own & viva la
difference</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Where did anyone get the idea that "Most Americans do not like
these (Renner) hammers"? I think the only thing anyone do=
es
not like about Renners is their cost. Every one of the finest
technicians I have known used Renners. I have used them for over ten=
years. I do not find them to be too hard. If one piano sounds =
too
loud they may easily be voiced down. I prefer the old style sound fr=
om
pianos I restore from the teens and twenties. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff s=
ize=2>The
new Yamaha or even new Steinway sound sets my teeth on edge like fingernai=
ls
on the blackboard. Renners are exactly what I am looking for.&n=
bsp;
I have only had one or two in those years of Renner hammers that were in n=
eed
of voicing down. What I like about them is I don't have to voice the=
m
up, but only need to even them out. I have many happy customers who
agree with me and they are some of the finest musicians
anywhere.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff s=
ize=2>If
you want stone hard hammers, check out imadegawa or other cheaper Asian
hammers. I had one customer who called me up a month after getting h=
is
piano back from my competition. He was literally in tears. The=
piano had no character in its tone and was excruciatingly LOUD. It c=
ould
not even play soft if you tried. He had asked for Renner and was tol=
d "
You will love it when I get done" I replaced those brand new rock
hammers with Renners and he then loved it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=261204822-10102004>Another customer spent $17,000. for a restorati=
on of
his Mason Hamlin and when he requested Renner hammers was charged an extra=
$2,500.00 for them. When he got the piano back it had cheap Asian
hammers on it that were like Rocks.</SPAN> <SPAN
class=261204822-10102004> The lawsuit he won but I doubt he will get any=
thing
from the so-called piano technician in Broken Arrow OK since the guy decla=
red
bankruptcy. He is still doing university piano sales,
however.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=261204822-10102004>I am VERY pleased with Renner hammers. I =
would
only change if I could find the hammer exactly like they make but for
substantially less money. (Like that will
happen.)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff s=
ize=2>D.L.
Bullock</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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