Isaac hammers

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Yes, we use Isaacs hammers from time to time. And like them. Good
resilience. They are not hard like rocks and are easy to needle down as
required. No steam, fabric softener, etc., required. I have only two
complaints: First, and most important, he doesn't pay all that much
attention to centering the felt strip under the moldings. Second, they tend
to be a bit massive for us. He also leaves quite a lot of felt below the
shoulder and through the treble. Within limits we can trim this off, but
it's hard to go much beyond the staples. We generally take the staples out
toward the treble so we can get rid of all the excess felt.

He says he's working on that.

Regards,

Del

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald McKechnie" <dmckech@ithaca.edu>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: April 20, 2001 3:38 PM
Subject: Isaac hammers


> At the PA State a few weeks ago Del Fandrich had some words to say about
> cold press hammers. He also mentioned Ari's hammers. Del, if you are out
> there it would be great to have you chime in here. Also, this is a good
> place and time to start your campaign to change the name of the piano.
> :-))
>
> Don McKechnie
> Ithaca College