<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 4/18/2004 3:18:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, antares@= euronet.nl writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>The way a hammer sounds also depends on the ha= mmer maker. Pre-pressing <BR>the felt for an extended time makes it easier f= or the hammer maker to <BR>glue the felt and the under felt, but it damages = the inner layers <BR>severely. Pre-pressing should therefor be limited as mu= ch as possible. <BR>Cold pressing the felt is the very best, as excess heat = also has a <BR>damaging influence, but cold pressing felt is un-economical f= or the <BR>hammer maker because it takes more gluing time, and in business, = time <BR>is money.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>    Andre</DIV> <DIV>    Andre & list</DIV> <DIV>   Well it certainly may be uneconomical but this is the way = Ray makes his hammers. NO pre pressing & hammers are colds pressed<= /DIV> <DIV> Dale</DIV></BODY></HTML>