<HTML>In a message dated 10/12/01 1:19:36 PM Central Daylight Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Generally, how does a change in the weight of an upright hammer effect the touchweight. David Love </XMP></BLOCKQUOTE> Because the hammer is at the end of a stick that has to be moved by levers, etc., there will be an effect on touchweight. However, the difference in the weight of the felt on a hammer is not going to make that much difference. I don't think you will be able to measure the touchweight difference between a set of 14lb hammers and 16 lb hammers. In case you didn't know, when you buy a set of 14 lb hammers, that is the weight of an entire sheet of felt, out of which 6 or 8 sets of hammers is cut. A set of 16 lb hammer comes from a sheet that weighs 16 lb. So by the time you get down to one hammer, the actual weight of a hammer is going to be virtually insignificant. If you want to reduce the touchweight of a hammer, removing the wood on the hammer, or the shank, will make more of a difference than replacing a 16 lb hammer with a 14 lb hammer. I hope I explained it right. Wim </HTML>