<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 05/05/2002 3:14:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Tunapiana440@cox.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hazen,
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<BR>Could you describe your use of a sandblaster to revitalize old crusty and compressed felt?
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<BR>Best,
<BR>Greg
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<BR>Hi Greg,
<BR> When the sand hits all the compressed felt,it so to speak,unpacks it,making it more to the dimension it was when new,even damper felt and hammers that are deeply grooved.Think of how noisy an old damper sounds,and how much better it sounds, after sand papering.
<BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT></HTML>