I'll try not to do it again! Thump --- "David M. Porritt" <dporritt at smu.edu> wrote: > OK Avery, it is a word but it is the name for the > sound we make to make > certain sounds by narrowing a passage in the vocal > tract. The letter "F" > requires a mono-labial voiceless fricative while the > letter "V" is the same > only voiced. > > > > :-) > > > > ____________________ > > David M. Porritt, RPT > > dporritt at smu.edu > > > > _____ > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Avery Todd > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:00 PM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: Re: What are benefits of new shanks on > upright hammer replacement ? > > > > fricative? > > > > Sorry, I couldn't resisit! > > > > Avery Todd > > > > On 8/30/07, gordon stelter <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> > wrote: > > I've decided to replace them, for all of the reasons > cited, plus adjustablity during installation, etc.. > But I'll rebuilding the butts with Ecsaine. > According > to Bob at Pianotek, it is less fricative than > buckskin, but he hasn't quite convinced Tokiwa to > use > Ecsaine on the upright butts yet ( like they do on > the > grand knuckles ). As I'm dunking the butts in > SuperClean, and rinsing, they'll be good and wet, > and > the shanks will just pull out. Then I'll dry them on > nylon hardware cloth from the garden section at > Lowe's, with 1/2 inch mesh, stretched over a frame, > and then refelt, etc.. > > Thanks! > G > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
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