Unlacquered S&S hammers: was Re: Tensioned hammers and"the staple"

[J Patrick Draine]

Ron wrote:

>  I'm installing soundboards something similar to what Del
>is doing, ...
>The difference is in the soundboard design, not the hammers. With a
>efficient soundboard and string scale, very little hammer voicing is 
>necessary.

Ron & Del:
Perhaps a diagram of your rib layout versus the standard S&S layout 
would help those of us having a hard time visualizing the standard v. 
ideal layout.
Patrick