<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hi Michael,</DIV> <DIV>Welcome back to the Old Country.</DIV> <DIV>The dedicated sets of damper felts for different models of Steinway are= already angled unlike the usual Renner boxed sets.  However, I recently= replaced the split-wedge felts on a model 'D' and found them to be not very neatly cut.  In fact, for cosmetic reasons (the vertical cut was not ev= en from piece to piece, even though I used them in order).  I took fi= ve of them off again and replaced them. A bit disappointing when you are trying= to do a pukka job.</DIV> <DIV>I am currently fitting a set of Andre's Wurzen Renner hammers to a 1974= Bechstein 'B'.  Beautiful looking hammers with Bechstein green undercovering.  I assume you are getting your hammers from him?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ric</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>