<div>Try checking the strike point. The hammers may be over centering as they wear. Remove the cheeks and put a piece of masking tape along the front edge of the frame for reference points, but you know that....</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/16/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Porritt, David</b> <<a href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</a>> wrote:</span>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Our NY D, (1983) has developed – in the last year or so – a killer half-octave from about A#5 – E6. I've added some mass to the bridge right under C6 and that helped
<i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">a little </span></i>but the problem remains. I've been searching through the archives this morning checking for any further heroic measures I could take within the confines of my budget.
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">What's the general consensus of opinion about the "Treble Tone Resonator" that Pianotek sells? While my current budget precludes a full remanufacturing I think I can manage the $155.00 for that! However, I don't want to spend even that – nor expend the time installing it – if it wouldn't help.
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Any ideas, suggestions, experience with it etc.?????</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">dave</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">David M. Porritt, RPT</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Meadows</span></font> School of the Arts</p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Southern Methodist University</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dallas</span></font>, TX 75275</p>
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