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11:28:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
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LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">1) Why is foam rubber neces=
sarily lower quality? Maybe all the other pianos that use felt have yet to u=
pgrade?
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<BR>2) Pray tell, what on earth did you fill the hammers with? &=
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<BR>1. Seemed kinda cheezy. I just assumed it was a cost saving =
measure, but as Ron pointed out, it might eliminate some of the bouncing. &n=
bsp;And foam rubber isn't really that cheap, come to think of it.
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<BR>2. I filled them with Soy Sauce, of course. It's the best hammer h=
ardener around...
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