<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>THIMC</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I will be offline one week or = less.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 03, = 2005 8:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: howard = spinet</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>To quote the robot: "Warning, Mr. Smith, Warning."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If this is the action Joe describes here DO NOT remove sticker = wires from the guide bar or let them fall out—MAJOR pain to get them all back = you, AMHIK.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do what he said, put damper blocks on several wires ABOVE the = rail and tighten the screws. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=imatunr@srvinet.com = href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe And Penny Goss</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 08/03/2005 9:02:16 PM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: howard = spinet</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ohoh. Is this the one with the wood = rail with the stickers comming up through it?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If it is you need 4 or 5 damper = heads drilled out to, I think it is 1/8 inch.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will capture the wire end of = the sticker at the end of each section.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This one is easy but still look for = the brace. It may be a rod.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rough setting of lost motion can be = done by adjusting the hight of the sticker rail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will want to purchase a 12" = long thin 1/8" screwdriver.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 03, = 2005 7:06 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> howard = spinet</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi Guys,</DIV> <DIV>Came across a baldwin howard spinet with jack flanges that = are comming unglued. I want to pull the action, but it was designed in = a way I have yet to see.</DIV> <DIV>Bolted to the plate-no struts, and these long flat metal = pieces that are screwed into the wooden platform under the action.</DIV> <DIV>Anything I should be aware of other than the usual stuff? = Also , will the pianotek sticker holder work on this model?</DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>RU/UP</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>