<HTML>In a message dated 9/10/2003 = 1:15:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, severanc@mail.wsu.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>      Dave</BLOCKQUOTE>    &nbs= p;           Thanks for th= e feedback I was curious about the weight. I'm aware of the extra beef requi= red for the actionIt's also my exper. that the Yamaha beely system requires = a fairly stiff hammer to make the board move.    I suspect the Abel is a good choice for that piano considering = your experience.           Thanks--Dale<F= ONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY= ="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>     Da= ve >    How much voicing was required and was the touch weigh= t similar to >the orig.Man. part? I'm curious as to wether you you prepped and hung <B= R> >them yourself or if they were pre-hung. Cost? >   Dale Dale      They are 282 dollars.  They are similar in wei= ght to the Yamaha which has a low action ratio and really needs a beefy hammer.  Yamaha <= BR> hammers are wider than most replacements available with the exception of <BR= > this set which is 11 mm.  They respond to traditional voicing technique= s and are a little bright out of the box.  Yes, I hung them myself. Dave </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>