<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 5/16/2004 9:59:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, fordpian= o@earthlink.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Mr. Lacquer,<BR><BR>Did you or your sidekick (= Mr. Tension?) ever do any comparison tests <BR>of reinforced hammers vs unre= inforced hammers with your device? <BR>Inquiring hammer heads want to know.<= BR><BR>-- <BR>Phillip Ford<BR>Piano Service and Restoration<BR>San Francisco= , California</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>        Dear Mr Ford</DIV> <DIV>  We tried the ceee..ment ones. the buffing wheel kind  &= also the <EM><U>Ever popular</U></EM> Petrifeid felt version. These here on= es slightly deestroyed the flex-o-meter.</DIV> <DIV>   Seriously....NO</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</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>