Hammers with no inner felt.

[Farrell]

I may be grossly mistaken, but I think a set of Abel lights I installed on a piano did not have inner felt - rather no different color inner felt - I trust your hammers had felt or wood in the inner areas? 

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Bondi" <tito@philbondi.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 4:49 AM
Subject: Hammers with no inner felt.


> 'mornin.
> 
> I came across a 're-build' yesterday. Part of the improvements made involved
> new hammers, shanks, etc. These hammers had no discerning inner felt. I can
> tell the difference between Renners, Abels, Ronsons, etc. from the color of
> the inner felt, most of the time.
> 
> Does anyone know what kind of hammer is manufactured with no inner felt?
> They sounded fine on new wire(they need a poke here and there), but I could
> not tell what kind of hammer they are.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> -Phil Bondi (Fl.)
> tito@philbondi.com
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