<HTML>In a message dated 5/28/03 8:01:09 AM Central Daylight= Time, kpiano@goldrush.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I just talked a tech the said t= hey just got a new set of S&S hammers that had a letter with them procla= iming new bore angles, not to freak out. The bass hammers were bored = the same direction as the treble section. I thought it had to be a mistake. = Anybody else get any S&S hammers with the bass section angled to the lef= t or across the strings instead of parallel to them? Keith Roberts<FON= T COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="= SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> </BLOCKQUOTE> Did you actually see these hammers? There's got to be a mistake, or the guy = is pulling your leg. Left angled bass hammers will not work. I would even su= spect the upper most bass hammer, (note 26) might even be hitting the plate = strut. Wim </HTML>