<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/10/2004 8:50:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, joegarre= tt@earthlink.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Terry,<BR>You didn't name the brand of this ol= de upright, but that probably wouldn't<BR>make much difference anyway. My pe= rsonal experience with Imadegawa Hammers<BR>is that they are too dense for t= his application. My preference would be<BR>Ronsen Hammers. Either Sapele or = Silver Maple moulding would also be by<BR>choice. Ask for the "European Felt= " and you'll have a hammer that will sound<BR>good right out of the box and = will continue to be that way, without getting<BR>as hard as a ball peen hamm= er head.<G> Abel would be my second choice.<BR>Best Regards,<BR>Joe Ga= rrett, RPT, (Oregon)<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares Are I</FONT></BLOCKQ= UOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=5>  Joe</FON= T></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=5>  Dittos a= s well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=5>   Da= le</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>