<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To List: (Dear Franz?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Putting new hammers in an on-the-cheap = rebuild of a 1910 Chickering upright. I've tried Schaff hammers in a similar = piano--found them in need of a haircut and voicing. Also installed a set of Isaacs in = a Baldwin 6000--found them so quiet you can hardly hear the piano-almost = like there's a practice felt in the way. If they don't brighten up with some = playing time I guess they need juicing (?).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What do you folks like? I just don't = have much experience in this area.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, what do you like in hammers for a = baby grand? Something light? (Has the pearl shaped knuckles.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>