<br> <br> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> David L. David A.<br>   I thank you for this post. Ray is the only guy on the planet providing hammers commercially using the hand screw press. It is this fact, which allows for his artisan approach to hammer making., that and 40 years of experience and dedication. Truly impressive. He'd be blushing to hear me go on. He deserves it.<br>  As Will Truit said hammers and felt vary, it's the real world, get over it. Felt making is absolutely an art form and yet densities in a felt sheet can vary from sheet to sheet. The beauty of the Dolge screw press is that the operator can feel how much pressure each uniquely made strip of felt requires to achieve a narrow spectrum of density in the final product. This so important because hydraulic presses can literally squash the life out of felt especially when coupled with too much heat. Rays hands can feel this pressure. I've been there I've turned the screws. It's an acquired skill to be sure. Hey it keeps him in shape.<br>   <br>   Dale Erwin</FONT><br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297> <STYLE> #AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";}#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 a:link,#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decorati on:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 p {margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";}#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 span.EmailStyle19 {font-family:Arial; color:navy;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}#AOLMsgPart_2_9dfc9dea-265e-4340-ab93-0c1505126297 div.Section1 {page:Section1;}</STYLE> <div class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yes it is.  And I hope people appreciate Ray and what he is doing delivering a custom made hammer and responding to the needs and input from the techs.  Not to diminish the commitments of the other suppliers like Abel and Renner who deliver a very high quality product but it tends to be more of a one style fits all approach.  Ray is really trying to respond to the variety of tonal requirements that are part of our daily bread.  There isn’t anyone else doing this with hammers right now and he should be applauded and supported!  </SPAN></FONT></div> <div> <div><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">David</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"> Love</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><br> <A href= "mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</A><br> <A href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com/" target=_blank>www.davidlovepianos.com</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> </SPAN></FONT></div> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">. I guess that's the beauty of dealing with a custom artisan like Ray Negron at Ronsen---he can do it for us.</SPAN></FONT></div> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></div> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">DA</SPAN></FONT></div> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></div> </div> </div> <div id='MAILCIADA038-5bb748f56b1f99' class='aol_ad_footer'> </div>