Sounds to me like you would be just as well served by glueing leather strip covering on the existing hammers. But perhaps I've misunderstood the amount of repairs you are planning for this instrument. That said.. putting a new set of hammers on an instrument that old, which by all acounts so far sounds like its pretty shot in most ways... is ... well you gotta wonder :) If its a matter of just getting new felt, then buy the absolute cheapest hammers around and soften them up with water and alcohol mix. I gotta say... I am really glad I dont have to do this kind of work anymore. Knock on wood ! Cheers RicB pianolover 88 wrote: >> The molding material does affect the tone, primarily through the >> amount of mass affecting the contact time. > > > Don Mannino RPT< > > Maybe so, but the tonal difference between Abel hornbeam and Abel > Mahogonay would most likely be negligible, especially in this > particular case; an 1896 Emerson Upright, currently 118 cents flat, > non-functioning dampers and in desparate need of regulation, all which > will be addressed in addition to the new hammers, and I feel the Abel > Hornbeam is very reasonable choice. > > Terry Peterson >
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