David, Very well said and thanks for the pictures. Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to all! Jude Reveley, RPT Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC Lowell, Massachusetts (978) 323-4545 ----- Original Message ----- From: David Love To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] but will it split I think the reaction comes from frustration with new ideas being rejected for dubious reasons: that we have always done it this way or we should be capable of doing it the old fashioned way. That's not really the point. Of course, we should be able to regulate the damper system with tray felt, paper shims, ironing, etc. We should also be able to cut a bridge with a chisel but if we can build a power notcher that will cut the bridge in ¼ or the time and with, perhaps, greater accuracy, why resist the idea. Similarly, we should be able to set bearing on a new bridge by pounding in a couple of wedges until it "feels" right, stretching a string and cutting little slots all over the place, but if we can precalculate deflections and the accompanying required bridge height and/or use plate float systems or vertical hitches to tweak the bearing more precisely why such resistance? There are numerous other examples, many of which are frequently presented on this list. No one would argue the need for a variety of skills in all areas but neither should the possession of those skills argue for standing still. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Skolnik Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 9:41 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] but will it split Well, OK baby, And I thought I might escape 2008 without one of these. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081225/a1710ec1/attachment.html>
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