<HTML>I too have found the Abels way too hard.  I had a set on a 6' grand in my studio, 10 steamings later they still hurt your ears.  Put a set of Isaac's on, a light acetone/keytop in the top three octaves and what a sound!  I just went to visit this piano at the teacher's studio who bought it from me and everything is still fine.  My first set also went on a teacher's piano, she has 70 students and after a year they still looked and sounded like new.  The sets I have used weigh off around the break between middle and high SW in Stanwood's chart. I have a couple sets of Abel hammers I think I would like to sell. Andrew Remillard ANRPiano.com</HTML>