<html> <body> Hi Jeff,                Try the Ronsen, Werzen felt. It will be very close.  They were a softer cold pressed hammer, usually juiced in the top and bottom octave. Use 4:1 lacquer to lacquer thinner.  Let harden for 2 or 3 days before further voicing for best results. Regards Roger At 09:43 AM 2/17/2005, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Thursday, February 17, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Roger Jolly wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> To work well, the hammer needs to be a bit softer and more flexible in the shoulder.   To be quite honest, I have no problems working with this system. Regards Roger</blockquote> Nor do I.  I much prefer the tone of our 1982 SF to the tone of the 1994's.  It's much easier to tune, but that may be in the hammers.  I'd love to know what those earlier hammers were, so I can replace the newer ones with something similar.  I can't stand the sound these 1994 hammers produce. Jeff _______________________________________________ caut list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a></blockquote></body> </html>