<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>I have wondered about Isaac's hammers for a while. Please tell us = what kind of piano you had this marvelous experience with, model, condition - = especially soundboard condition and whether the soundboard is original, and if not, = what type is it? Thanks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN = id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ANRPiano@AOL.COM = href="mailto:ANRPiano@AOL.COM">ANRPiano@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 21, 2001 = 8:57 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Speaking of = hammers...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 10/16/2001 10:48:57 AM Central = Daylight Time, <A = href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A> writes: <BR><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Lucida Sans" = color=#000080 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">As a start perhaps the manufacturer could weigh just = those hammers he intends to be #1, #30, #60 and #88 and correlate those = into Stanwood's curves. If the manufacturing tolerances are reasonable = random samples might well be sufficient. At this point, I'd be really happy = with just that. Though we'd still be some distance from ideal at least it = would be one small step in the right direction. </FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Lucida Sans" color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Would these be = pretapered, coved, what about the tail?  I am afraid there are too many variables to = do anything here however great the need.  While those here in this discussion may be willing to pay a little extra for their hammers if = this information were made available, I fear the demand would not be large = enough for the manufactures to bother with. <BR><BR>Speaking of knowing your = hammer maker, I just installed my first set of Isaac's hammers. WOW! =  That is the sound I have been looking for all along.  I had gotten sick = and tired of trying to soften these steel reinforced wire smackers and was on = the prowl for a hammer still made of felt, you know the stuff made from wool. =  Talk about a smooth weight curve!  The tone was warm, yet when with = plenty of punch in forte playing.  Right out the box only a little voicing = was needed to give a nice smooth tone from bottom to top.  Did I say = I liked them? <BR><BR><BR><BR>Andrew Remillard <BR><BR>ANRPiano Service = <BR>2417 Maple Ave <BR>Downers Grove, IL  60515</FONT> = </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>