<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 11/6/2003 5:52:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, avery@ev= 1.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>But Ron, my question still remains. Why should= it be necessary to stab<BR>ANY hammer that many times to get a decent sound= . IMHO, if that's the<BR>case, the hammer isn't being "pressed" correctly! W= rong?<BR><BR>OK, I'll go to bed now and behave myself!<BR><BR>Avery</FONT></= BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>    <FONT= size=4><STRONG>Avery</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4><STRONG>  = The real answer could be ,IMHO, is it isn't necessary & you are correct.= I think the answer is partly economics. I have put Isaac I Ronsen hamm= ers in many Yamahas & Kawais & never needle note. I may have ap= plied a little juice but the results are always power without noise or <U>te= ndonitis</U> & the hammer is filled so full of hardeners that subse= quent needling is  any thing but a few jabs here & there to smooth = things up.</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>