<HTML><HEAD> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19222"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Dale,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">You'll not see me hitting any damned "mute button"! I am aware of the 4 classes of felt Just don't know what the "RFG" stands for.<G> I've been using Ray's hammers forever, (39 years and counting)! I've tried others, didn't ring my chimes. Went back to Ray's stuff everytime. Besides, he's a good guy that has the KNOWLEDGE! Has bailed me out a few times with said knowledge. He da man imb!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Joe</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com">Dale Erwin</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 4/27/2012 10:40:26 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Dale's Hammer stuff</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=navy size=2 face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><FONT color=navy size=2 face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_0c757bf3-a38a-4c7d-a84d-76847efaa7d1><FONT color=navy size=2 face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><TT> </TT><FONT color=navy size=2 face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">  Hi Joe<BR>  VFG is a German felt maker. I enclosed an attachment that I wrote for Ray describing the 4 different makes of felt used in the 4 versions of hammers he produces as well as their general characteristics.<BR>   It is also is also displayed on Rays Website.  www. Ronsen piano hammers. It is the felt that really turned it around for Ray/ Ronsen hammer co. in the mid 1990s. Its an underrated product.<BR>So hit the mute button or not, information is power baby!<BR> <BR> <DIV style="CLEAR: both"><FONT color=royalblue size=1><B><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT color=black><FONT color=mediumblue face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin... RPT</FONT><BR></FONT></FONT></B></FONT><FONT color=darkgreen><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><B><FONT size=1><FONT color=black><FONT color=blueviolet><FONT color=black><FONT color=black face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Mason & Hamlin</FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">/Steinway/</FONT><FONT color=black face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">U.S pianos</FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT color=black face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT><BR><FONT color=crimson face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">209-577-8397</FONT><BR></FONT></B></SPAN></FONT><TT><TT><FONT color=darkgreen><BR> </FONT>  </TT></TT><FONT size=3><TT> ><B><FONT color=mediumblue> Dale, > <BR>Just want to inquire what the heck are Ronsen "VFG hammers" are? (Hint: I hate  abbreviations, for the most part Reason: I can never remember what the heck they mean...even when I made them. Joe</FONT></B> > <FONT color=mediumblue>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.  Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I</FONT></TT><FONT color=mediumblue> </FONT></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_0_31a92f4b-ba6d-45f4-a878-c0b4e565e6b8></DIV></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>