<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=ISO-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; c= harset=ISO-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG>     &nbsp= ;     Greetings Andre</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><STRONG>   Can the lis= t assume that the best European made Wurzen hammers are avail= able thru you? Do tell. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><STRONG>    By the way= In retrospect I thought my reply below may have been a little short or= cryptic. My apology if so. I should have probably stated that Ray (Ronsen) = makes a certain number of hammers per year & isn't geared up to make mul= tiple thousands as some factories are so the process is apparently less time= sensitive. I know the hammers stay in the press an hour or more. I'll ask H= im. He also presses the underfelt & top felt in one swoop meaning no pre= pressing. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT size=3>  Best--  Dale= </FONT></STRONG><BR>> antares@euronet.nl writes:<BR>> The way a hammer= sounds also depends on the hammer maker. Pre-pressing<BR>>  the fel= t for an extended time makes it easier for the hammer maker to<BR>> glue = the felt and the under felt, but it damages the inner layers<BR>>  s= everely. Pre-pressing should therefor be limited as much as possible.<BR>&gt= ;  Cold pressing the felt is the very best, as excess heat also has a<B= R>> damaging influence, but cold pressing felt is un-economical for the<B= R>>  hammer maker because it takes more gluing time, and in business= , time<BR>>  is money.<BR>>     Andre<BR>> &nbs= p;   Andre & list<BR>>    Well it certainly may b= e uneconomical but this is the way Ray makes <BR>> his hammers. NO pre pr= essing & hammers are colds pressed<BR>>  Dale<BR>><BR><B= R>That's great,<BR>so to all subscribers : you want the best hammers US made= ?<BR><BR>friendly greetings<BR>from<BR>André Oorebeek</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>