<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C43202.95182F10" = rel=File-List><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Bradley Hand ITC; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; = mso-header-margin: .5in; 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Bass</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>          &nbs= p;           &nbsp= ; 18.9 <U>+</U>  .15 cm; Tenor - Treble</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>center-pin heights: 14.7cm / 14.7cm</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>best regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Mark Cramer,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Brandon University</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><SPAN = class=190280115-05052004></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=190280115-05052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=190280115-05052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=190280115-05052004> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=190280115-05052004> </SPAN>----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of = </B>llafargue<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Cc:</B> = Charles K. Ball<BR><B>Subject:</B> Steinway O string = height<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">List,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have walked into a = Steinway O rebuild (1901) midway to help another tech and to make a long story = shorter…. <U>I have no string height measurements</U> (plate is pulled) and = I’m thinking I need that to measure/weigh for new parts. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Key leads have been = removed/added over the years, so I am particularly concerned about ordering the best = parts (knuckle location, hammer weight, etc).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: = yes">  </SPAN>I know plate locations varied, etc., but I’m ignorant as to = how much variation there was over the years with string height, etc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Anyone have a clue where I = should head??<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I measured a 20 = year old L, but don’t know if that is in the ballpark (seems low).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Thanks.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  = </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes">Lance Lafargue</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: = yes">, RPT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes">LAFARGUE = PIANOS</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bradley Hand ITC'; mso-no-proof: = yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><st1:City><st1:place><FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes">New Orleans</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN = style="mso-no-proof: yes"> Chapter, PTG<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: = yes">985.72P.IANO<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Arial = size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: = yes">llafargue@charter.net</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML= >