<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Thanks to all who helped me with this matter.  Sounds like = hammers are a fairly subjective tool, and I'm going to try several different ones = out and go from there.</DIV> <DIV>David</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 15, 2004 = 6:14 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: TUNING = HAMMERS/LEVERS</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/15/2004 2:55:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, <A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT face=Arial>I've been using my Keith Bowman hammer from Renner for = several years. I love<BR>it. 'Course, I didn't have to pay for = it.<BR><BR>Terry Farrell<BR><BR>> Does anyone have recommendations as to a quality = hammer - Schaff,<BR>Watanabe,<BR>> Jahn, Yamaha, Faulk?  Would love = to hear your advice.<BR>> David</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>     David</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3> I've used 2 hammers for years now. One is a = watanage extension hammer & the other a Yamama solid one piece with a = longer tip. Both have a very different feel  but as Richard Davenport once = said to me "hey you can learn to tune with a broom handle if that s all you've got"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Dale</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>