This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Joe, I'd say you're trying to read more into the situation than is there. I really think Jim meant that 6 is the magic number indicating that an entire set needs to be replaced. Excerpt from Jim Harvey's post in the archives: * Harvey's "Rule of Six" - if six or more of anything is broken (elbows, strings, hammers, et al), it qualifies as a set. Client has two options, authorize the work or not. * You will not be able to tune the piano without breaking more 'bows, unless you have practice NO settling blow. Even then I've seen some -- make that many... Joseph Garrett wrote: >Patrick, >I knew I heard that somewhere before. However, I think the reference goes to >something else. Perhaps something more metaphysical or....? Dunno, just >leaves a big hmmmmm/huh? in my vacuum.<G> >Thanks >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) >Captain, Tool Police >Squares Are I > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@comcast.net> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 1:58 AM >Subject: Re: jack springs in drop action (Modified by J Patrick Draine) > > > > >>Perhaps this post which I sent to pianotech several days ago will help? >> >>On Jun 4, 2004, at 4:09 AM, Dave Nereson wrote: >> >> >> >>> If it's only six, reach in with a hemostat, yank 'em out and put >>>new >>>ones. >>> >>> >>Am I the only one who recalls Jim Harvey's Rule of Sixes, to whit, that >>if a half dozen of a set of piano components is failing, that's a clear >>indicator that further trouble is just past the horizon. >>Statistics fans, that's 6.8% of a set failing (and my vague vague >>recollection from my sole stat class 30 years ago is that's hovering >>around a typical standard deviation threshold). >> >>Patrick >> >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/7b/43/63/0f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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