<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 6/14/2004 2:41:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, stanwood= @tiac.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>which he published in the Journal 1969.  = On the line of this discussion, I<BR>remember vividly a conversation, years = ago, I had with a PTG member (I<BR>remember the face but not the name) who r= elated to me that he used to work<BR>with Keith Hardesty in LA and told me a= bout a method that Keith used which<BR>is the same as that described by Jim.=   I don't want to diminish Jim's<BR>discovery... just offer what I've h= eard in relation to it...  If anyone<BR>knows more about Keith Hardesty= it would be nice to learn more about this<BR>interesting Tech...<BR><BR>Dav= id Stanwood</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>    David </DIV> <DIV>     I didn't know Keith &Apparently he&nb= sp;has passed on but he also passed on his idea to a few friends, one of whi= ch gave me a different set of touch type weights as someone in this thr= ead was describing for the purpose of setting balance weight = by judging the key speed as it moved up & down. Fenton Murray has come u= p with a chart in relation to this method which shows a variety of different= columns that chronicle up, down & friction in relation to balance weigh= t. I haven't studied it thoroughly yet but its quite simple & ingenious.= Jim Christopher is the tech who knows more about Keith from a personal frie= ndship if you wish to contact him. Jim is not on this list.</DIV> <DIV>    Dale</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-= 577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.co= m</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>