> See you in Chicago?? I would not even consider missing it! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Baker" <JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 12:44 AM Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters > I believe it is generally on a Wurlitzer or something comparable. Any rough > plate that will not allow you to insert your rubber mutes without binding on > the plate. You stick it in and it pops out immediately or will not even go > in because it is stuck on the plate. Am I imagining things again?? > > (OT) Terry, I don't oppose changing a rule if necessary. I just favor rules > that apply evenly. There are cliques and natural alliances in the guild and > hard rules help keep favoritism out of guild operations. If someone works > out a solution that gets wide support, the rule will change. > > See you in Chicago?? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 10:44 PM > Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters > > > > Hi James. What the heck is a friction plate? > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "James Baker" <JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 1:34 PM > > Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters > > > > > > Always one of my FAVORITE tuning impediments along with the ultimate > friction plate which resists any and all attempts to get a rubber mute to go > in without catching and bunching up (usually in the bass and tenor). > > > > James > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kevin E. Ramsey > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 11:41 AM > > Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters > > > > > > The one that comes most to my mind when I think along these lines is > the little Aeolian upright I had to tune about three weeks ago. The plate > was about 3mm behind the strings in the top of the treble section. There is > no way in heck to get a muting strip to stay on those strings. Try it, and > the first semi-hard blow pops 'em out. Not enough clearance for a rubber > mute either. Luckily, I had my Paps mute right there, but without it, it's > like "What? You don't want me to tune it?" > > It's about that time that I came up with my infamous quote about > "There's a reason you don't see these guys hanging around anywhere anymore." > > > > > > > > Kevin E. Ramsey > > ramsey@extremezone.com > > > >Why would anyone design a beast like that? > > >
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