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<DIV> Tom</DIV>
<DIV> WHat type of hammer whackers are on it?</DIV>
<DIV> Dale</DIV>
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size=2>Ron,<BR>I have a Erard with a new board that sings beautifully...=
except
for the last <BR>1/2 octave. Fudging with the hammer placement has yielded=
only min. <BR>improvements. It almost sounds as though the board is stifle=
d in
that <BR>section. Thus the idea of mass loading the bridge has me thinking=
in
those <BR>terms.<BR><BR>Tom Servinsky</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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