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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>I have
had reasonable success with deep, very low shoulder needling, starting below
the staple and working up as time, money and results dictate. Use a
single needle. With a vertical, try just the top side until you can
install extra joints in your fingers, or find it would worthwhile to pull the
action.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>I
suppose there are hammers that are just too old, but I have found crown wear to
be the limiting factor with success in this type of revitalization.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>Just my
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font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'> Becker, RPT</span></font></b></strong><font
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color:blue'>Piano Technician</span></font></b></strong><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cincinnati</st1:PlaceName></span></font></b></strong></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Annie Grieshop<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 05, 2007
10:30 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College
and University Technicians</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [CAUT] Experiment
Success - second thought</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>I'm looking for anything that might help with the dessicated
hammers found on the old pianos that my customers can't afford to replace but
need for their kids' lessons.</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Annie Grieshop</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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