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In a message dated 8/24/08 3:03:35 PM, rwest1@unl.edu writes:<BR>
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I may have to keep the original shanks and whippens. Given that <BR>
scenario, what is the best replacement hammer, natural felt Abel? <BR>
Are they light enough? Are current Steinway hammers so heavy that <BR>
there's no way to trim them to a weight that will work on original <BR>
action parts?<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">I would talk to the folks at Ronsen, and seek a hammer as near like the originals as possible. The new hammers are not even in the ball park. <BR>
Regards, <BR>
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Ed Foote RPT<BR>
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html<BR>
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