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<DIV><FONT size=2>Great tip about filing after treatment, Susan; =
thanks. I
did have to take off a lot of felt when I filed first. The fibers =
packing
before breaking makes sense. At a recent Wally Brooks seminar, he =
told us
that Abel uses low heat when pressing hammers only in the high treble, =
because
otherwise the severe angle over the molding breaks the fibers in that
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<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV>
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