List, I'm replacing hammers on a 1963 Baldwin D Grand. Unfortunately I am not replacing the original hammers. Whoever installed the existing hammers did a very poor job. They are not close to 90 degrees to the shank, shaping appears to have been done freehand, possibly with a pocket knife. In addition, I suspect that these were likely not the correct hammers for this instrument from the start. I figure that using guide hammers from this set may not be much help! Is 5-1/8" the correct distance (center pin to center of hammer molding) for this instrument. Is this a fairly standard measurement? Seems like I should have been able to find this information in my books or past journals, but I wasn't having mush luck. Thanks for any help. Gordon Large, RPT Maine
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