[pianotech] Hammers with green underfelt

[John Delacour]

At 14:44 -0400 4/5/10, Paul Milesi, RPT wrote:

>Does anyone know what makes of grand hammers have green underfelt?  I ran
>into a 1960s Steinway L yesterday with replacement hammers, and am just
>curious what they might be.  Thanks

They are almost certainly Abel's "ordinary".  A pale green 
under-cover with a hornbeam moulding is what they use, usually with 
VFG felt.  some years ago I say them fitting a set of these to a 
Steinway action at the Steinway workshop in London and was very 
surprised, but recently a local colleague told me they are still 
fitting them -- to which models I don't know.

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JD


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