<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3504.2500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>FYI, I was told by the Steinway C&A tech in London that Renner = has been producing slightly harder hammers in recent years to accommodate the = ears of a generation of pianists who have grown up on conservatories filled with = Asian pianos.  Still, the most versatile hammers when it comes to = creating a range of tone do seem to be Renners....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>....................................................................= ..........................scott pickett</DIV></BODY></HTML>