<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Hi Brian</DIV>=
<DIV> </DIV> <DIV> The brief answer to your q=
uestion is that hammer makers get their bulk sheets of felt from the felt=
maker and generally each sheet will generally yield 11 or 12 sets of ham=
mers when it is sliced up into strips. The weight part comes in as t=
o the overall weight of those large sheets. So, one of those sheets may w=
eigh 12 ,14.15,16,18lbs. The important part for you means the higher the =
stated weight the denser thus heavier the felt. </DIV> <DIV> &=
nbsp; Also mahogony and lighter weight vareiteies of ma=
ple can weigh roughly the same depending on wood densities within each gi=
ve species. Ronsen now supplies the saepele( mahog.) as well as the light=
weight maple and I can tell you the weights are so similar.</DIV> <DIV>&=
nbsp; Best--- Dale Erwin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PAD=
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Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Brian Trout</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 1=
0pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 12, 2001 3:58 PM</DIV> <DIV style=
="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org</DIV> <DIV style="FO=
NT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Speaking of hammers...</DIV> <DIV> <=
/DIV>Hi all,<BR><BR>Speaking of hammers,...<BR><BR>I've noticed on numero=
us occasions when looking<BR>at hammers in the supply catalogs that they =
are<BR>available with several different moldings. I can<BR>understa=
nd that part of it, weight! Hammers with<BR>maple moldings would de=
finitely be heavier than<BR>ones made with (for instance) mahogony.<BR><B=
R>But what about the felt?? It is pretty normal to<BR>see them avai=
lable in 12 lbs., 14 lbs., and 16<BR>lbs. specifications.<BR><BR>Does any=
body have an explaination of specifically<BR>what that means in practical=
terms? Is it the<BR>weight of the felt put into the press for the<=
BR>entire set? Getting real basic here, if I were<BR>looking for a =
lighter (weight) hammer, would I<BR>want to be getting the 12 lb. set ins=
tead of the<BR>16 lb. set? And vice versa, should I be getting<BR>t=
he 16 lb. set if I'm interested in a heavier<BR>hammer? I know that=
techs are getting much<BR>fussier about individual hammer weight these d=
ays<BR>and I'm wondering if I could be reducing the<BR>amount of work sim=
ply by which set of hammers I<BR>order.<BR><BR>I've never really heard mu=
ch of an explaination<BR>about this.<BR><BR>Anyone care to enlighten me a=
bit? I have a<BR>feeling I'm not the only one who's ever wanted to=
<BR>know. :-)<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Brian T.<BR><BR><BR>=====
=<BR>Brian Trout<BR>Grand Restorations<BR>3090 Gause Blvd., #202<BR>Sli=
dell, LA 70461<BR>985-649-2700<BR>GrandRestorations@yahoo.com<BR><B=
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