<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Imadegawa hammers</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><.....before changing over to Abel in 1996. But I never used the hornbeam stuff.<br> OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY<br>    Grand Piano Manufacturers><br> <br> <br> So if it's a choice between Abel HORNBEAM or Imadegawa MAHOGANY core, you'd prefer the latter?<br> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Terry Peterson</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Terry,</div> <div><br></div> <div>From the results we were having with Imadagawas<font color="#0000FF"> (which were special orders with tail length, width and hammer felt all specified)</font> I'd probably go for the Mahogany (or Walnut) core Imadagawas if the only Abel option was Hornbeam. Fortunately it isn't a choice I have to make. I haven't held any hammers made with either rock maple or hornbeam cores in high regard.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Ron O.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>   </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i>Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font></div> <div><font color="#000000">_______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:info@overspianos.com.au<br> _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>