In a message dated 8/24/08 3:03:35 PM, rwest1 at unl.edu writes: > I'm about to replace a set of original hammers on a 1915 Steinway O. > I may have to keep the original shanks and whippens. Given that > scenario, what is the best replacement hammer, natural felt Abel? > Are they light enough? Are current Steinway hammers so heavy that > there's no way to trim them to a weight that will work on original > action parts? > I would talk to the folks at Ronsen, and seek a hammer as near like the originals as possible. The new hammers are not even in the ball park. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html ************** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20080824/f3e820fd/attachment.html
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