<!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 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>RicB said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>As to Ronsens Wurzens and just how much they need.... Well,  Dale E is = <BR>the fellow I lend my ear to most on the subject, and if he says they = <BR>dont need as much as the ones I am getting then I believe him.  He and I = <BR>are working on a little cross the seas project on that point and I look = <BR>very much forward to being able to share results with you all when the = <BR>time comes"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ric,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I rather suspect that the hammers you = are working with have been pressed/heated more than that that Ray does. I've found, = (2 sets---one my own--one another techs), that Ray's Hammers need a little hardening on Notes #1, 2, 3 & maybe 4. Then, a similar hardening one = all notes from F7 up, (sometimes F# up). The rest, I've found to "Play In" = very quickly to a very sweet sound that needs a little smoothing only. FWIW, = that is what I've experienced.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>