<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>One example of when using the original hammer = cores is desirable is when the wooden cores are unusual dimensions - such as an = American square grand. But for a modern piano I would always want new - that way = you have maximum control over hammer characteristics.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe, I will write to Ronsen too, and = see how much it would cost to have the hammers made and shipped to = Europe.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andre, thanks for the details you = gave. Abel wrote to me that they can use Wurzen felt.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, do you know of any reason one = would choose not to usea new duplicated wooden hammer cores instead of having the = hammers refelted? (Other than keeping the original wood cores, which is not = that important given the fact that the felt gets changed = anyway).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks to all!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Calin Tantareanu</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>