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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>I also tuned one @ 10 years ago that had been brought into the
country by the owner, a CCM piano student. It had the problem of the wippen
posts coming unglued and working loose from the repetition lever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>Lawrence Becker, RPT</span></b><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>Piano Technician</span></b><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>College-Conservatory of Music</span></b><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";
color:blue'>University of Cincinnati</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Porritt,
David<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> College and University Technicians<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CAUT] Tokai<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Do any of you have any experience with Tokai pianos? I
used to tune one years ago and did some action regulation on it and my
recollection is not particularly positive. A friend knows of one for sale
and wants some information about it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Anything you know is more than I know.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>dp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>_________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>David M. Porritt, RPT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Meadows School of the Arts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Southern Methodist University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>6101 Bishop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dallas, TX 75275<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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