<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Spoons are hitting the sustain rod.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <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=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 28, 2005 = 8:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Today's = Puzzler<G></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>O.K. kiddies, here's a puzzler for you: 70's Yamaha Console, just = did flange replacement due to bad hammer spring cords. In the process, the = hammers were surfaced. The action was cleaned, tightened and lubed. All hammer = butt center pins were checked and put into specs. Reinstalled action, did = minor regulation to get everything smooth. Adjusted pedals. Tightened Bench.<G></DIV> <DIV>8 year old pianist complains that certain notes do not make a = sound when the sustain pedal is pressed and she is trying to play softly. Checked = the piano for this malady. Sure enough, on soft blows with the sustain = pedal engaged, many notes do not hit the strings! Hmmmmmm?!!!!!</DIV> <DIV>Whatchathink????</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>