<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>Hi Dale and Ric,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yes, they are Steinway hammers from whenever.  They just = struck me as being bigger than any I had ever seen on the Ds that I've worked on.  I have a #0 Steinway D hammer down in my collection of left-overs that isn't nearly as big as these.  You = bet the action is heavy and I do expect a geometry problem (besides that there are = other problems).  My original question, since these hammers = were bigger than any I had experienced (the treble looked pretty big to me, = too), was, would big hammers (like these--whether or not you think they're = big) significantly increase output in an acoustically challenged = hall?   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm not at liberty to go into the details at this time, but I = can tell you this:  When I first saw this instrument and took the = pictures (trying out my new camera), I wasn't expecting to be the person = working on it.  I'll find out in a couple weeks or so if the project gets = the go ahead.  If it is approved, I'll go back and and analyze it all and = then I can give you all the data you want or at the end, just tell you how it = worked out.  :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I really do appreciate all the comments and suggestions.  I'm sorry I don't have all the technical details at = this time.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Barbara Richmond</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PS  Ric, I think the picture must be distorted.  I *hope* = I would have noticed those knuckles--but then again, I'm due for new glasses = (it's that over 40 thing)!  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <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> Tuesday, August 31, 2004 = 9:26 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Big hammers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/31/2004 6:39:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, <A = href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">piano57@flash.net</A> writes:</DIV> <DIV>    Barbara</DIV> <DIV>    These look like Stwy hammers & they do = appear like this frequently especially Bass no. 1 Renner whippens & = shanks.15.5? Is the action heavy.</DIV> <DIV>     Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>