Cracked plate

[Barrie Heaton]

In message <a05100317b840c97adf61@[195.147.232.123]>, John Delacour
<JD@Pianomaker.co.uk> writes
>
>Choose hammers carefully with the extreme treble in mind and spend
>plenty of time getting the top just right.  The top has a tendency to
>scream if you're not careful.

I have found having them recovered  by Able gets good results if the
shanks are in good nick that is, Able do a fine job of matching the
weight of the hammer so shaving off loads of felt is not needed as with
replacing with modern hammers.


Barrie,

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