<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 5/31/2004 6:02:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, alaskapi= ano@ak.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><BR><FONT face=Arial>Tom,<BR>    Dan McElrath, RPT, A= nchorage, Alaska. I do the lions share of the concert work here in Anchorage= at the University of Alaska and the Performing Arts Center venues. Both of = these halls have Steinway "D's" in need of new hammers. I have used Abels fr= om Wally Brooks on other instruments but have not ventured beyond Steinways = camp when rebuilding their pianos. Can you tell me how the Werzen hammer com= pares to Abel and Renner blues ? Or have you used those before ? I am not fa= miliar with Werzen, what are their origins, pedigree and outlets ? Can you g= et them prehung ?<BR>    Thanks for any information you might coul= d pass on, don't have many opportunities to chat with experienced techs here= in the Greatland and am new to this outlet.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Dan McElrath<= BR>Alaska Piano Services</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>       <FONT size=3>Hi Dan</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>     I thought Dan Lundell was also = invloved there as well. Say Hi.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>     There are quite a few recent ar= ticles on these hammers in the archives by myself , Andre & others.= I wouldn't hesitate to use these on your D. See my first post about my firs= t set on a Knabe  9 ft. last month.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  If you have any trouble post back.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Dale Erwin</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>