<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><EM>"this hammer will NOT pass the Technical exam"</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I wouldn't find that surprising. But please keep = in mind that these hammers do not meet the minimum criteria for use in a piano = to start with - they are old, excessively/poorly filed in the past, and really = need to be replaced. The budget would not allow hammer replacement. My = objective was to eliminate the full one-inch contact surface and produce = something closer to the egg-shape in the contact area and not worry = about the shoulders of the hammer - again, because so much felt had been = removed/worn from these hammers over the life of this piano, I wanted to = leave as much weight as possible - and a $50 improvement was much more in = line with my client's thinking rather than a $1K hammer replacement = job.</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 style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><BR> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>We allas incourage new idears, and we bin totally with ya up 'til = now, good buddy, but ah'm koncerned the butter mighta just slid offen your = noodle quite a bit, this time ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In any event, this hammer will NOT pass the Technical exam -- = unless you first convince the examiner to try that new method of using = alcohol on hammers. You know, where ya drink it first and then = apply liberally to the action with an even back and forth spray. I believe that = tecknique arigionated in New Awlins, Lousyana, or maybe that's how = folks does it up there in Saskspittoon, Suskafrashawan, Canabeer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Might be wrong, it happened once before ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>