<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2712.300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kpiano@goldrush.com = href="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">Keith Roberts</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 11, 2002 = 10:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yamaha upright = hammer spring thread</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Respectfully because, knowing myself, = there will be a time when I won't have any silk cord, on the road, at a = relatives, and knowing if I don't see any fishing line, any = <U>conveneince</U>  or drug store will have dental floss. Not for every note. The chances are = there will be more that fail rather soon necessitating a shop repair. These = ideas are for emergency field repairs. Make the note work till you get back = sort of thing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kinda like knowing chemistry and = finding everything needed in the kitchen. It's not pretty but it = works.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith R</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    You are of = course correct in your suggestion for emergency repair. I can think of many situations = where I  "found a way" to get through a problem with an alternative technique or material , but I thought the postings were = presenting the alternatives as superior to silk . Interesting thread huh ? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Sorry couldn't = resist .   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom = Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>