Dear Don, Thanks a million for this posting on Hammers. You have done our craft a valuable service in bringing your skill , knowledge & experience to it. It will help many newer less experienced Technicians avoid making mistakes that can be costly & reputation damaging. Of course, other types of construction of Hammers require different procedures. Some Hammers are prepressed before being final pressed, & they are a different ball game. I have always felt that if the Hammer is "hot-pressed" too hard or long, the resiliency of the felt is lessened, & the "bounce" of the Hammer from the String is reduced. Thanks, Willis Snyder
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