<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>Andrew, <div><br> </div> <div>I did a seven foot Kawai the summer before last for a piano teacher.  I used Abel Wally naturals pre hung on shanks and flanges they matched.  Easiest job I've ever done.  The hammers right out of the box were perfectly voiced, just had to mate them.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Denis<br> <br> <br> <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Andrew Anderson <andrew@andersonmusic.com><br> To: caut <caut@ptg.org><br> Sent: Fri, Mar 2, 2012 8:52 am<br> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Kawai KG-2C hammer shank-flange options<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_b1fbf0dd-f965-4383-8922-968430a8cedc" style="margin: 0px;font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;font-size: 12px;color: #000;background-color: #fff;"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>What hammer did you choose? Andrew Anderson On Mar 1, 2012, at 8:38 PM, James Schmitt wrote: > Andrew, I had a Kawai in a teaching studio that was the same vintage and I did a very careful job of custom fitting a soft hammer on new shanks and flanges. I was very happy with the way the job turned out and that was four years ago. I would do it again if needed. > James Schmitt > On Mar 1, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Andrew Anderson wrote: > >> The subject is in the studio of a piano professor and has had its hammers reshaped a few times, and its knucles are the flattest I've ever seen. >> >> I called Kawai in the hopes they would sell a pre-hung set. No dice. Are original hammers and parts desireable here are is there a hammer you prefer for the job? In this case the piano is in a high ceiling studio with hard walls and floors and I was called in because it was too bright. More than 1/2" of flat on top the hammers definately didn't help... >> >> What hammers would you suggest sampling for the customer? >> >> >> Andrew Anderson, >> Artisan Piano > </tt></pre> </div>  </div> </div> </font>