jolly roger wrote: > >Wait a second.... Let me see if I understand this right... You bore the > >holes... then take off some felt.... and then somehow the hole has > >"moved" down the tails ?? > > Nah! of coarse not. > Chuckle... rats... thought I was onto something big here... lots of potential fun in that one.... > > > >Or are you saying you take off felt first, then bore to the correct > >distance... that would give shorter tails I suppose... but why do it > >that way ? I never take of anything from the top of the hammer when > >filing them down. I just pull off the shoulders makeing more of a > >pointed crown. > > > > The older Steinway hammers were like pillows and heavily cupped, so I pre > filed them on the bench, and there was not much in the way of tails to play > with. > Roger > Seriously tho... I have not run into the problem so this buisness of removing so much crown felt took me a bit off guard. I suppose I would choose hammers that didnt require such removal had I run into it. Interesting. > > > >-- > >Richard Brekne > >RPT, N.P.T.F. > >Bergen, Norway > >mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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