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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial=
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>D.L.:</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>What do you mean by expensive? When you=
think for 30-seconds about the work involved in making hammers,=
I can't imagine calling these expensive. Where can you get=
anything substantially cheaper that doesn't take two days of=
your time (at $??.00 an hour,) to get them to sound even=
reasonable? Add that cost in and the Renners are dirt=
cheap.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>dave</DIV><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT=
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
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align=left><BR>__________________________________________</DIV>
<DIV align=left>David M. Porritt, RPT</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Meadows School of the Arts</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Southern Methodist University</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Dallas, TX 75275</DIV>
<DIV align=left><A=
href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A></D=
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<DIV align=left><BR>----- Original message=
----------------------------------------><BR>From: "D.L.=
Bullock" <<A=
href="mailto:dlbullock@att.net">dlbullock@att.net</A>><BR>To:=
PTG <<A=
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>>,=
antares <<A=
href="mailto:antares@euronet.nl">antares@euronet.nl</A>><BR>R=
eceived: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:08:08 -0500<BR>Subject: RE: Renner=
'Blues'</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial=
color=#0000ff size=2><BR>Where did anyone get the idea that=
"Most Americans do not like these (Renner) hammers"? =
I think the only thing anyone does 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 from pianos I restore from the teens=
and twenties. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial=
color=#0000ff size=2>The new Yamaha or even new Steinway sound=
sets my teeth on edge like fingernails on the=
blackboard. Renners are exactly what I am looking=
for. I have only had one or two in those years of Renner=
hammers that were in need of voicing down. What I like=
about them is I don't have to voice them 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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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial=
color=#0000ff size=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 his piano back=
from my competition. He was literally in tears. The=
piano had no character in its tone and was excruciatingly=
LOUD. It could not even play soft if you tried. He=
had asked for Renner and was told " 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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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN=
class=261204822-10102004>Another customer spent $17,000. for a=
restoration 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 anything from the=
so-called piano technician in Broken Arrow OK since the guy=
declared bankruptcy. He is still doing university piano=
sales, however.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=261204822-10102004></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>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=261204822-10102004><FONT face=Arial=
color=#0000ff size=2>D.L. Bullock</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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href="http://www.thepianoworld.com">www.thepianoworld.com</A></F=
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT=
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=
antares [mailto:antares@euronet.nl]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday,=
October 10, 2004 4:28 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Renner=
'Blues'<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>It is exactly as what said, they are=
Wurzens because they come from Renner and almost all hammers=
made by Renner are covered with Wurzen felt.<BR>The fact that=
most Americans do not like these hammers has nothing to do with=
the felt, but with the way they were made, i.e. the pressure=
with which they were glued.<BR>Nobody likes stone hard=
hammers.<BR>What is sad though for all technicians who had no=
word in this nor <I>choice</I>, is the fact that 'they' kept on=
distributing these hammers for years, and only now are going to=
bring the 'better hammers' into the US (if we may believe=
this).<BR>I personally never wanted to be dependent, but rather=
choose my own stuff, and I have done so.<BR><BR>On the other=
hand, this (the hammer business in the USA) is not my business,=
literally speaking, <BR>but you asked, <BR>and it is a free=
world, <BR>at least so 'they' say.........<BR><BR><BR>friendly=
greetings<BR>from<BR>André Oorebeek<BR><BR>"where <I>Music</I>=
is, no harm can be"<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>