The newer Premium Blue Point hammers feature the legendary Weickert Special felt, which was re-developed by the Würzen felt company and the Louis Renner Company with the cooperation of some top piano manufacturers. They are made exclusively for Renner USA, and pressed into a more pointed shape than traditional hammerheads to enable technicians and pianists to fully experience the many advantages of this amazing felt recipe. These high-tension hammers are known to produce a warm, clear tone, an incredible dynamic range, big sustains, and more. They offer stability and durability and also do not require the use of lacquer or chemical hardeners to produce tone. The “Blue Points” typically require less needling than our Premium Blue hammers and can be easily voiced to produce the desired tone in any environment.

Special Features of the Renner Premium Blue and Premium Blue Point Hammerheads

Hammer Felt

The special hammer felts used in all of our Renner hammers are produced by the Würzen Felt Company in the former East Germany, which supplied vintage Steinway and other quality pianos their special hammer felt for over 100 years. The Weickert Special felt, featured in our Premium “Blue Point” hammers, became unavailable for several decades following World War II during the Russian occupation, and became available again with the reunification of Germany thanks to collaboration with Renner and some of Renner’s piano manufacturing customers. It continues to be the finest hammer felt produced in the world, resulting in the widest possible harmonic and dynamic tonal range with a minimum of voicing required.

Hammer Molding

The molding used in the Renner Premium Blue and Blue Point hammers is a special species of Walnut wood, grown in Germany. It is carefully selected for its uniform, lighter weight, and responsiveness. It is aged naturally, prior to final conditioning, to assure long term stability and performance in different climatic environments.

Renner Compression Clasp

Each of our hammerheads incorporates the exclusive Renner T-Clasp™ to maintain the desired felt tension and even weight distribution within each hammer. This unique clasp is made from a proprietary, surface-coated, hardened steel, which is used to lock the felt to the base of the molding without damaging individual felt fibers. To assure uniformity, each clasp is optically sorted and matched by computer to assure the correct dimensions and alignment of the stems. The clasps are then inserted electronically into each hammerhead, one-at-a-time, applying equal pressure to both sides of the hammerhead, to assure uniform tension and perfect centering and alignment of each clasp. Each hammerhead is then hand inspected individually to assure absolute perfection.

Hammer Presses

Our unique hammerhead presses allow for the perfect centering of the outer and under felt on the hammer molding, with special sensors controlling the amount of pressure and temperature applied to each individual hammer across the scale. This protects the structure and integrity of the felt during the pressing process, and results in the optimum tension and responsiveness of each individual hammer.

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