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OK, just a different term then for what I usually call shaping, sanding
or filing the hammers. Got it.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Clyde H<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Alpha88x@aol.com">Alpha88x@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid142.2dcc6dd6.2e1f5d5c@aol.com"><font
face="arial,helvetica"><font size="2" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF"
face="Arial" lang="0">Clyde,<br>
<br>
Carding is when you "shave" the grooves out of the hammers: a
slight layer removal in order to needle them and make the glassy harsh
tone more mellow in these old uprights.<br>
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Don't know if I will be at the picnic, Maybe<br>
<br>
Julie </font></font></blockquote>
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