In a message dated 29/09/01 5:11:41 AM, rbrekne@broadpark.no writes: <<" All this might clear up for example why you report that Able hammers are so hard.. and some of us over here are scratching our heads about that as well as being potentially very enlighting as a whole">> Richard we need to keep in mind that all "Abels" are not created equal. Abel, and other makers, have a range of different weights, density, and hardness in their hammers and as such one can't say 'all Abels are too hard' and really be accurate. 'Hard' and 'too hard' are really meaningless concepts except to the individual tech and *their* 'typical' usage. For new and redesigned boards generic hammers are in the mix but, as Del and Ron have said, might not be the preferred ones. There is also a philosophical type difference in dealing with hammer hardness/softness. The question is.... 'is it better to begin with hammers that in general are too hard and voice them down or hammers that generally are too soft and voice them up'...???? "Voicing" to include the spectrum of things done to achieve desired tone. I prefer to start with a firm hammer and voice down as needed rather than start with a less firm hammer and voice up. Different strokes as they say...... Jim Bryant (FL)
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