<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Yamaha also make or have made hammers with no inner felt, and = in some cases no staples as well LU 90.  C108</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught<BR>Darwin<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A><BR></DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>'mornin.<BR><BR>I came across a 're-build' yesterday. Part of the = improvements made involved<BR>new hammers, shanks, etc. These hammers = had no discerning inner felt. I can<BR>tell the difference between Renners, = Abels, Ronsons, etc. from the color of<BR>the inner felt, most of the time.<BR><BR>Does anyone know what kind of hammer is manufactured with = no inner felt?<BR>They sounded fine on new wire(they need a poke here and = there), but I could<BR>not tell what kind of hammer they are.<BR><BR>Anyone?<BR><BR>-Phil Bondi (Fl.)<BR><A href="mailto:tito@philbondi.com">tito@philbondi.com</A><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR>Checked by = AVG anti-virus system (<A = href="http://www.grisoft.com">http://www.grisoft.com</A>).<BR>Version: = 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: = 01/07/02</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>