hammered Foote

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Ed,

I wanted to see what Roger would say before I threw in my two cents worth - 
now he has weighed in, so here goes.

I like the UNLACQUERED

In a message dated 99-05-03 09:14:13 EDT, you write:

<< Greetings all, 
      I am taking some suggestions here on a new hammer job.  The piano is a 
 Baldwin M.  
    This is a fairly small grand, and the hammers on there are somewhat 
 lighter than the Renner Blues I have usually used.  The Renner Lites are 
 available in the right weight and lengths, but this customer is interested 
in 
 a mellow piano sound, so I am looking for something that has a little less 
 compression in it. 
    I have, for some reason, worked on extremely few Baldwins in my career, 
 and rehammered only one, years ago, when the hammer choices were more 
 limited.  What is the hammer recomendation from those "Baldwin Experienced"? 
 
 Is it the Abel?  Factory replacements?  Ronson, etc?  Somebody get me up to 
 speed on what is working best for these pianos today!
 Thanks and regards, 
 Ed Foote
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