Dear Zen, You write such LONG letters! Forgive me for not writing sooner, but the length of the last missive was intimidating. On the above subject, did you take any bearing measurements? It is dificult to imagine anything that could cause the high end to go up and the tenor to go down, but I suspect bearing or maybe plate movement, as in untight rim and webbing screws. Next ime check the bearing, the tone, the screws and if you have a bubble bearing gauge use it in a few places. I have had pianos do crazy things like this for no obvious reason but turn out to be fine later on. Well, I hbave long term disability now. It amounts to about $1750 a month, which is't much but it is something, and I can continue to tune now and then and have action work I can play at in the garage. It is nice to have the time to do really nice work and to give awaysome of my timethat I did not have before. I am sure that Bill is feeling better by now. I still envy your train ride. What a way to see the country. They didn't plant trees along side the tracks like around interstates, from which you can see nothing of the surrounding countryside. Nice to have a physicist in the family. The physics of sound, of materials like metal and plastic and wood as subjects of great interest to use all. One area os mystery are the dynamics of piano hammers. We know how they are made, something about voicing, etc. We need to know more. Philidelphia is more or less a two hour drive from New Brunswick. Just get onto route 95 and get off at exit 9. You must come here for a visit and exchange of ideas and experiences. You are welcome to stay here for as long as you can. So, don't go there witghout coming here. Well, the initial rush of the new year (Sept to May) is over so you should be able to get some interesting projects going. I have an old Steinway K52 in the garage I just baught new butts for. I now need to get to the drill press and bore a set of hammers I have from Isaac for it and get them installed. I am going to set the keys out in the sun to bleach a little then a good regultion and it should be ready for sale. The finish is not good, but otherwise it will be an ecdellent piano. Many musicians do not like the touch of uprights, but I am thinking that thney reason for that is inertia. Most uprights have very little because of the lack of weights in the keys and light action parts. My thinking is that if one where to put lead in the front and the back of the keys the touch may closer approach that of a grand. I am so pleased that Sheila is busy. There was a long while there where business was much too slow. I hope she found some time to sail before the boat needs to be pulled out of the water. jI have been thinking of going to the NE regional as well. Mostly to drag a student and friend along to her first conference to get her hooked. If you are going I will make it a point to go and hope you will stop by here on your way back home. Let me know when you will be in my area. Have a good one. Newton nhunt@jagat.com I find that piles of paper propagate endlessly, but if you let it sit around of a month or so it becomes too late to do anything so throw it out. Where does all that junk come from!!!.
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