<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue> <DIV>I can't answer your question without seeing them.  Send me a jpg of = the hammers.  I have done them all different ways.  Some I can = have duplicated, some I have to do the work refelting/releathering the old = hammer moldings.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> D.L. = Bullock    St. Louis <A = href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/">www.thepianoworld.com</A>  <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> Do you or your family have a health challenge?  Put YOUR BODY’S OWN = IMMUNE SYSTEM to work for you----It is capable of repairing itself from EVERY disease if = you give it the right fuel.  Visit <A href="http://bullock.myglycostore.com/">http://bullock.myglycostore.com= </A> to get the right = fuel  Visit <A href="http://bullock.goldenkeys.net/">http://bullock.goldenkeys.net/</A= > to investigate a great = automated home based business to get your products for free. </DIV></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: David V. Anderson [mailto:daverpt@wi.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 = 7:42 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Square Grand = Hammers (Not again!) </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> If you question the = value of working on these, read no further!     The current project on = the table is a fairly early, non-overstrung Emerson.  My question for you = square lovers is this:  The action parts are in good shape, worthy of = renewal rather than replacement.  However, the hammers are of the = primitive, mostly wood (and not much wood at that) type with, 1/8 to 3/8” = of felt, and covered by well worn leather.  Is there a supplier of good = replacement smaller hammers, or am I better off simply renewing the leather, or = replacing the felt & leather together?  Modern hammers with the corners = nipped are clearly not the solution.  The amount of pressure needed to = replicate such a felt configuration seems minimal, but as we do on this list, = I’m looking for input from someone who has already tried this a couple of different ways before I start my experimenting.  I’m = looking for the best tone this beast has to offer.  (I warned you not to read this far = if the urge to respond with flames is rising!)       Sincerely, =   David Anderson, RPT   The one in = Waukesha, WI.  = Not the one who frequently posts to the list, but not the one who never posts either.  One of 5 of us in the organization, I believe.  = Who’s up for a Dave Anderson breakfast in KC?      </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>