<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in = 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Have you talked to Ronsen? I think = they will re-felt a square grand hammer (or maybe they just make new ones - = whatever). And I imagine they would also do the leather covering. They are likely the = best ones to talk to.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>P.S. I'd take a square grand (in good = shape) over a Winter spinet anyday......</DIV> <DIV>        = Oh, and what's on the menu for the KC breakfast? I'll show!</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> If you question the = value of working on these, read no further!     The current project on = the table is a fairly early, non-overstrung Emerson.  My question for you = square lovers is this:  The action parts are in good shape, worthy of = renewal rather than replacement.  However, the hammers are of the = primitive, mostly wood (and not much wood at that) type with, 1/8 to 3/8” of = felt, and covered by well worn leather.  Is there a supplier of good = replacement smaller hammers, or am I better off simply renewing the leather, or = replacing the felt & leather together?  Modern hammers with the corners = nipped are clearly not the solution.  The amount of pressure needed to = replicate such a felt configuration seems minimal, but as we do on this list, = I’m looking for input from someone who has already tried this a couple of different ways before I start my experimenting.  I’m looking = for the best tone this beast has to offer.  (I warned you not to read this far = if the urge to respond with flames is rising!)       Sincerely, =   David Anderson, RPT   The one in = Waukesha, WI.  = Not the one who frequently posts to the list, but not the one who never posts either.  One of 5 of us in the organization, I believe.  = Who’s up for a Dave Anderson breakfast in KC?      </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>