<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/15/2004 2:55:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2= @tampabay.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I've been using my Keith Bowman hammer from Re= nner for several years. I love<BR>it. 'Course, I didn't have to pay for it.<= BR><BR>Terry Farrell<BR><BR>> Does anyone have recommendations as to a qu= ality hammer - Schaff,<BR>Watanabe,<BR>> Jahn, Yamaha, Faulk?  Would= love to hear your advice.<BR>> David</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>     David</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3> I've used 2 hammers for years now. One is a watana= ge extension hammer & the other a Yamama solid one piece with a longer t= ip. Both have a very different feel  but as Richard Davenport once said= to me "hey you can learn to tune with a broom handle if that s all you've g= ot"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Dale</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-= 577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.co= m</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>