Steinway hammers

[Vanderhoofven]

After reading about the lanolin in hammers, I was wondering if it is
possible to reintroduce lanolin in to hammers?  Is there any way to put
lanolin in a solution and apply it to the hammers so that the lanolin would
stay in the felt?

Sincerely,
David

At 02:44 PM 6/7/98, you wrote:
>
>  Your point on the lanolin is well taken. However the modern bleaching and
>high temperatures used today gets rid of most of the lanolin, the old cold
>pressed hammers had a slight yellow tinge, (lanolin) but most modern
>hammers are pure white. It's been a theory of mine that the loss of the
>lanolin has been the main cause in the loss of elasticity in modern
>hammers.  

>Regards

>Roger Jolly