New hammers for Hamilton school piano

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: May 23, 2001 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: New hammers for Hamilton school piano


> Ron,
> What's wrong with real Buckskin? It has proven to be far superior to
> anything else including the synthetics, (whatever the sales idiots choose
to
> call it), since time immemorial. My choice every time.
> Regards
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.

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In what way is buckskin all that superior? In the tests I monitored the
Ecsaine outperformed several varieties of buckskin by margins ranging from
1.5:1 up to 3:1. It was more predictable in terms of thickness, complience
and overall quality. It was more stable. It was not cheaper.

Regards,

Del