In a message dated 7/22/00 2:24:05 AM Central Daylight Time, clarkbattle@hotmail.com writes: << I have redesigned the Wood & Brooks action and carefully built all the parts by hand so i dont need anything but the hammers and tuners (i can cut the dampers myself). I need 40+ (preferably undrilled) tenor sized hammers and 80 tuning pins. Since this is a prototype i dont want ultra-high quality stuff, but decent enough for a proof of concept. I can modify the design to fit whatever parts i can get so the exact dimensions are not important. I did find someone who could get me a set of 60 hammers for around $230. This sounds very expensive to me since i've seen entire pianos for $400 used. Does this sound like a reasonable deal? Maybe someone has some spare hammers they could sell me for less? Thank You. Clark Battle Seattle, WA >> Call up some of the rebuilders in the Seattle area and ask if they have old, but still usable, hammers etc. They might do the trick for you. As far as tuning pins, if you want new ones, you have to buy a whole set of 250 in box from the supply houses. If you want used ones, again contact a rebuilder. Willem Blees
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