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I talking about them indeed! How much of a difference did you notice between regular hamers and the "natural felt" ?<BR><BR>
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To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Subject: RE: Striking point<BR>From: pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu<BR>Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 07:41:42 -0500<BR><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hi Alicia,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>The hammers I think you're talking about are from Wally Brooks. They're Abel "Natural Felt" hammers and I really enjoy working with them.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<TD width="40%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B>A E <eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk></B> </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Sent by: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</FONT>
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<TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>On the contraire, the tone from plucking is nice and rich. I've tried all sorts of hammers from grands uprights, etc but none that are to my likeing, I've managed to rake up some experience over last 3 years or so, and never crossed a piano thats as weird as mine.<BR><BR>Speaking of hammers, I read in April addition of PTG journal about new type of hammers, that arent bleeched etc, anyone experienced them yet?<BR><BR>Alicia<BR><BR></FONT><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Subject: Re: Striking point<BR>Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 22:19:19 -0400<BR>From: pnotnr@aol.com<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>A quick way to determine whether the tone problem is in the hammer or the string/bridge/soundboard would be to simply pluck the string. If you get dull tone plucking the string, there probably won't be much you can to with the hammer.<BR><BR>Gordon Large, RPT<BR>Maine<BR></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:24 PM, A E <</FONT><A href="mailto:eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk"><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><U>eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk</U></FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>> wrote:</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>William,<BR><BR>Upright piano, 43inches tall, made in Ukraine in early 90's, general condition of the piano is ok</FONT> <BR><BR><BR>
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