>From: "DALE ERWIN" <erwinpiano@msn.com> >Subject: Re: Speaking of hammers... >Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 20:07:07 -0700 >Hi David >...I did hang a set of Isaac hammers recently and the weight was really >high even on cherry moldings. I've found cherry moldings to be very >inconsistent in weight. Notes 16 at 10.5 grams ,40- 9.4 ,64-8ish. The >usual great sound but all lot of whittling. > Best-----Dale Erwin Hi Dale, So if your talking ready to hang hammer weight then according to my terminology your saying #16=1/4 High, #40=1/4 High, and #64=3/4 High... Just trying to get us in the habit of using common Language .... Hammer Weight Standards and nomenclature at: http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/tech.htm I think I'll add a quick reference table for finding Hammer Weight Level using partial samples... David _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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