<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" = name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px = 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll=yes ORGYPOS="0"> <DIV><SPAN class=640010001-23042005>Yes, forget the tacks. BUT please, = please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, = puhleeeeeease DON'T put any glue on corks--the next tech who has to replace any tapes = will hate you forever. There are three sizes of corks; the right size, = carefully inserted, will work just fine. Buy or make an inserter, life becomes = sweet. Or if you have a weirdball piano where no size fits (?) or a piano = without the pass-thru holes in the catcher, go to standard tapes and = glue.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>Robin Stevens<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 22, 2005 6:17 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tacks Sheeeesh!!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 = width="100%" border=0><TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" = width="100%"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Richard...Either put a drop of glue on the corks or, = if using normal tapes use contact glue. I've never seem a tape fall off = with contact glue.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens</DIV> <DIV>South Australia</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> = 04/22/05 12:32:33</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Tacks</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anybody know where I can get the weeny teeny tacks that was = used for attatching bridle tapes, when corks dont work. I have = several types of old tools for inserting them, but not enough tacks. Any = suppliers, or anyone with some old stock.</DIV><BR><BR>Richard<BR>the "Piano = Guy" <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom = align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming = message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - = Release Date: 04/21/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: = 04/21/2005<BR> </FONT> </P>