<!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 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I have done it. I do not suggest this as a quality solution to addressing worn-out hammers. But if for whatever reason the old hammers are going to be retained and the treble hammers are down to the wood, this will solve that problem.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As you can see in the photos below, I simply flattened the tops of the target hammers, glued on an oversize strip of hammer felt, and then cut the hammers apart and shaped. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It really worked quite well. The tone was way softer than the remaining old hammers, so I had to juice the "refelted" hammers a fair bit, but eventually the tone blended in quite well with the old horrible hammers on the old worn-out grand piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:00c901c689af$292042a0$0301a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:00ca01c689af$29276e90$0301a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:00cb01c689af$29276e90$0301a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message -----  <BR>> I have a very old pre-D Steinway 9', about 1873 or so, with a few high <BR>> treble hammers worn through to the wood. The owner is very attached to <BR>> the tone of the piano in general, which is rather soft and sweet, not <BR>> nearly as powerful as a more modern piano. I am considering refelting <BR>> just the top section, so as to preserve what's still working without <BR>> rebuilding the action, and because that's really all the piano needs for <BR>> his purposes. I don't think leather will get past his aesthetic filter.<BR>> <BR>> A couple months back, there was some discussion of refelting hammers. I <BR>> would like to know who offers this service. Is there anyone in North <BR>> America? Has anyone here ever tried to do this him/herself? Thanks for <BR>> any info.<BR>> <BR>> -Mark Schecter</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>