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<p>antares wrote:
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<br>Hello Michael and list.
<br>As I have mentioned before here, there are several ways to Rome :
<br>One is 'an' American way. Many American techs like their hammers soft
<br>from the beginning so that they can slowly build up hardness by adding
<br>hammer dope. As you probably know hammer dope can be colodion, lacquer,
<br>or combinations of chemicals and plastic.
<br>Then there is the European way : hammers have hardness and tension
as
<br>they leave the hammer maker and the technician lessens the tension
by
<br>needling.
<br>What Richard questions here is : is it necessary to use the natural
<br>fibers in the wool (the hammer felt) or do we not use the elasticity
of
<br>the felt but instead use the hardening characteristics of hammer
dope?
<p>(Whaddaya Ricardo?)</blockquote>
<p><br>Er.... well actually I was just wondering what Lanolin had to do
with all this :):)
<br>
<p>But when you first are on about it... I line up with the purists on
this one, as a matter of personal preference. That being said those guys
and gals over there who are masters of the art of hammer laquer can create
very nice tone... albiet a bit different then hammers ala naturelle' but
very pleasing. I guess in the end it boils down to some pretty subjective
critera for what kind of sound we like. Hard to break this down into a
"whats right and whats wrong" discussion IMHO.
<p>I guess what I am saying is that I'm kind of a relativist kind of guy.....
relatively speaking that is :)
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<p>friendly greetings from
<br>antares
<br>the Netherlands
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<p><br>Cheers my friend !
<p>RicB
<p>--
<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
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