<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html>   Delwin D Fandrich wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>This is the weight of the sheet of felt from which the felt strips making many hammer sets are cut. How many sets of hammer might be made from this sheet is a variable. How much scrap felt is left over from this sheet is a variable.  </blockquote> Thanks Del for all that info about hammers. Couple questions tho. If a given manufacturer is making say three sets of hammers, each with their own pound rating... can we then not assume that that particular manufacturers' 18 pounders are heavier then their 14 pounders ? I still wonder about this particular quote <blockquote>"This extraordinary thick felt was used for concert grand piano hammers, and although splendid results were achieved, the heavy hammer affected the touch too  much."</blockquote> That seems pretty direct and would indicate the basic idea of heavy weight for tone vs light weight for touch has been around for a while. I suppose tho in the end this may be like trying to find out whether or not Bach REAAAALLY used ET or not.. :) Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <A HREF="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</A>  </html>