<HTML>In a message dated 1/8/2003 1:21:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, rwgrandcolas@netscape.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj: rquest new hammer advice - anyone? - thanks Date: 1/8/2003 1:21:02 PM Pacific Standard Time From: <A HREF="mailto:rwgrandcolas@netscape.net">rwgrandcolas@netscape.net</A> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent from the Internet      Hi Robert</BLOCKQUOTE>          If you want very good sound with a minum of fuss ( mostly none) Buy the Ronsen piano Hammer. Get the german felted hammers. Cost about $140.00 plus $15  or $20 for boring and shipping. I've used them almost exclusively for 7 years now. I've not been diappointed yet. The Isaac Hammer is a very good product but you need to learn how use them. Usually some juice. Lots of experience with them. If you need more info.about either post me privately as I don't wish to bore the list with a subject I've posted on many times.   The strings are a different story but hopefully the product and the service have improved.             Dale Erwin <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hi Guys: I have a good upright studio piano but very in need of new hammers. Is anyone out there familiar with Isaac hammers and strings? - this company advertices on the web that their hammers and strings are being superior. Do you recommend these as legitametaly better hammers. Thank you for any advice Robert The below is the name of the company and the web address A. ISAAC PIANOS ~ PIANO VOICING SPECIALIST http://www.pin.ca/ari/default.htm </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>