sundry notions on action/inaction

[Robin Blankenship]

Ed,
Thank you for the thoughtful post. Having up to about one-half of the hammer
to work with is more generous than I had been using as a standard. But, in
this case, very, very helpful to know.
Robin
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> >>3. What, if any, is the "rule of thumb" in determining the limits of
> reshapability of badly worn hammers >
>
>    I would think that when 30 % of their weight is gone, they are toast.
> Usually the C4-C6 octave is the most heavily worn area,  and when there is
> less than half the original felt above the core, it is beyond use.
> Regards,
> Ed Foote RPT