<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">Ron wonders:<BR>
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unpredictable set by set, or the tone production is at least<BR>
as dependent on the soundboard efficiency as on the hammer<BR>
set<BR>
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Greetings, <BR>
The hardness is unpredictable. I have used two sets in the last two jobs and they were dramatically different. Both could be worked with, though. <BR>
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Ed Foote RPT<BR>
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html<BR>
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