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<DIV> David</DIV>
<DIV> These are fairly extreme. I'm sure the usual needle
technique as you described works well in the hammers on the south side of note
50 ish but higher up this set seems like stone. I'll experiment on a few
to see which way will work best. They aren't hung yet & I'm trying to
salvage my investment.</DIV>
<DIV> After doing some hammer sampling I'm installing a set of the
PIano-tek supplied Abel Performance hammers on a BB Mason & for my
money, As far as really dense hammers go, the needles still go in easily
albeit firmly & doesn't have the essence of concrete. They are very heavy
though. I suggested to Mark at P- Tek that they make a lighter version of
this & he says it's in the works.</DIV>
<DIV> Dale</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <U>I would only
use that in extreme situations with felt that has lost all tension from over
heating</U> or pressing and must simply be made less dense overall. The
Renner blue, while it is generally harder than I prefer, is not that type of
hammer and will respond to traditional needling procedures. I have
voiced many new MHs and other manufacturers using RBs using this procedure
that seemed like would not be able to be voiced down on first listening.
Trust me, the hammers will respond. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That being said, I do
wish that the hammer manufacturers would figure out a way to dial in
specifications on hammer density (or be more open buyer requests) so that they
could really be custom ordered. The trend with both Abel and Renner is
still too hard for most of my needs. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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