[CAUT] Very unusual hammers

[Fred Sturm]

Hi Jim,
	As far as I know, all hammer makers start with moldings already cut,  
before felt is applied. Cutting hammers apart is a matter of cutting  
the felt, matching the molding (following the edges with the blade).  
Now that doesn't mean they couldn't make an exception, and glue up an  
uncut molding, but it would be a special order. One of the smaller  
makers, like Ronson or Ari Isaac, are good choices as starting points.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Oct 7, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Jim Busby wrote:

> All,
>
> I have a professor who has a special “hammered harp”, as he calls  
> it, which has hammers that are around an inch wide. And they aren’t  
> uniform. Some are a bit wider and some are smaller. He wants to know  
> if anyone will sell him “a single rail of uncut hammers” that he can  
> slice to any size he needs. Boy! This is certainly nothing I’m  
> familiar with. BTW, this man is an exceptional musician and an organ  
> technician, so he ain’t some “nut job”.
>
> I don’t know any more at this point. Does this sound familiar to  
> anyone???
>
> I thought maybe Ari would know. Does anyone know Ari’s email?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim Busby

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