<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/18/2004 1:44:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, A440A@ao= l.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I use an <BR>indexing set of hammers to determ= ine the bore distance, but when it comes time <BR>to determine hanging dista= nce, I use the hammers that will be installed.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Understood. With NY or Ronsen hammers, I usually use previously-voiced = dummies for the hanging length, since I like to do even the initial jui= cing after hanging. It works the other way, too - check a few for tone,= dope 'em, and hang to test strike line. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Soft hammers can indicate a different strike point than they will = after they're stiffened up. Anyway, the point I was making is that, esp= ecially if hanging Renners on a NY piano, it doesn't do to copy the old stri= ke point, even if it sounded good. Ideal strike point varies with weight and= stiffness.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob</DIV></BODY></HTML>