<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Marc</div> <div> </div> <div>This is some answer from Renner sorry it in french...</div> <div> </div> <div>Serge Harel<br></div> <div> </div> <div><br> </div> <div class="gmail_quote">2008/9/21 Don Mannino <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donmannino@ca.rr.com">donmannino@ca.rr.com</a>></span><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" name="Compose message area" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sorry, I don't know the density numbers.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Ronsen does make hammers with Western soft maple, and they are their lightest hammers.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">If I recall correctly, of the woods Ronsen has used in the past to make hammers, the density was in this order:</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Soft Maple</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Light Mahogany (Honduras?)</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Walnut</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sapeli Mahogany</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hard Maple</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hornbeam</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><font color="#888888"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Don Mannino</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div></font> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div class="Ih2E3d"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><b>From:</b> <a title="info@pianolanco.com" href="mailto:info@pianolanco.com" target="_blank">Marc Lanthier (Piano Lanco)</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">'Pianotech List'</a> </div></div> <div> <div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 21, 2008 3:40 PM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> RE: Density of Hammer Mouldings</div> <div><br></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="3">Thanks for the link !</font></span></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="3"><a title="http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm" href="http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm" target="_blank"></a></font></span> </div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="3"></font></span> </div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="3"> <div></div></font></span><span><font size="3">This is however hardness readings. I understand that hardness and density are sometimes closely related but it would good to know the density of the wood species. Obviously mahogany mouldings have deeper color than maple (if they are not stained) but is there any other good reason (other than looks) that different species are used as hammer mouldings ?</font></span></div> <div><span><font size="3"></font></span> </div> <div><span><font size="3">Thanks</font></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div> <div> <div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="3"></font></span> </div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="3"></font></span> </div> <div> </div> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">    <img alt="" hspace="0" src="cid:67600D1226C74867949319B3937E9911@ManninoHome" align="baseline" border="0"></font><br><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ff0000" size="4">PIANO LANCO</font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ff0000"></font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> <font color="#0000ff" size="4">Marc Lanthier</font><br>514-770-7438<br>1-877-PIANO10<br><a href="mailto:info@pianolanco.com" target="_blank">info@pianolanco.com<br></a><a href="http://www.pianolanco.com/" target="_blank">www.pianolanco.com </a></font></p> <div> </div><br> <div lang="en-us" dir="ltr" align="left"> <hr> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James H Frazee<br> <b>Sent:</b> September 21, 2008 4:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> Pianotech List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Density of Hammer Mouldings<br></font><br></div> <div></div> <div> <div>Marc,</div> <div> </div> <div>Go here:   <a title="http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm" href="http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sizes.com/units/janka.htm</a></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>