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[John Formsma]

Agreed. That's what I do as well.

JF

On 2/26/07, Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>  Yes, but I think the idea is when regulating from scratch, start by
> installing the thickest punchings. If you are going to have a total of .048"
> of paper punchings, maybe make it up with a .025, .015 .007 and a .001 (or a
> .005 and .003) rather than two .010, four .005, two .003 and a .002.
>
> If you are touching up a piano and see two 0.10 - in most cases I would
> not bother replacing them with a 0.20, but perhaps if you saw three .010
> and four 0.005, it may well be a good idea to replace with one 0.045 and a
> .005.
>
> When regulating from scratch, I start with the thickest punchings and move
> up to the thinnest. I never have more than four or five punchings on the
> rail pins.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Yeah, I was sort of playing devil's advocate. I understand...up to a
> point.  I can see the benefit of having fewer of the very thin ones, and can
> see where they might contribute to a spongy feel. What about the point of
> diminishing returns, though? Are you really going to take out two 0.010punchings and replace them with one
> 0.020? Honestly, now, how much can those paper fibers really compress?
>
> Gotta be some reality here...no?
>
> JF
>
>
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