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<DIV>Dave,</DIV>
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<DIV>You wrote</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The importance of the staple is somewhat =
controversial.
There are those who argue that it adds tension to the lower part of the =
hammer
and those who say it doesn't make any difference. The Renner blue =
is, of
course, without a staple. </FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Not having a staple would mean that you cannot use this hammer =
in high
humidity conditions. However,</DIV>
<DIV>As the hammer absorbs moisture from the air, the tension created =
varies
greatly as does the tone. Possibly being not stapled would allow this =
increase
of tension to spread more evenly over the hammer and not be restricted =
by the
staple.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tony Caught<BR><A
href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A><BR></DIV>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidlovepianos@EARTHLINK.NET
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@EARTHLINK.NET">David Love</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=oleg-i@wanadoo.fr
href="mailto:oleg-i@wanadoo.fr">oleg-i@wanadoo.fr</A> ; <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 22, =
2002 11:04
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: hammer felt =
(Renner
Blues)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Isaac:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>When you say didn't respond to voicing in the =
shoulders, do
you mean to open up the tone, or to make more power by needling from =
down
below?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>When you say no tension, did you find the hammers =
dead
sounding? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>It's not been my experience
generally. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The importance of the staple is somewhat
controversial. There are those who argue that it adds tension to =
the
lower part of the hammer and those who say it doesn't make any
difference. The Renner blue is, of course, without a =
staple.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>