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2005, at 7:21 PM, Fred Sturm wrote:</DIV><BR =
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style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Hi Ed,</FONT></P> <P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Actually, Eric Schandall =
has been specific about solids content over the</FONT></P> <P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">past couple years - he =
finally asked or figured out what it was (in</FONT></P> <P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">practice, in NYC they just =
get some from the factory). If memory serves,</FONT></P> <P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">it's 12% by weight, which is =
rather dilute compared to what we get in a can,</FONT></P> <P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">and they dilute it =
3:1.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV>I believe this was also =
published in that first Steinway Technical newsletter, but I would have =
to actually be able to find mine to double check. (I have GOT to do =
some straightening up around here.)</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>In other recent Steinway =
technical news, Kent Webb did a presentation here last month and said =
that the Steinway parts department is now giving its off-the-shelf =
hammers that first soaking treatment before they are put on the shelf =
for sale or production. He said that has been going on now for about =
4 months.</DIV><DIV><BR =
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RPT</DIV><DIV>University of South Carolina</DIV><DIV><BR =
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