<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>for what it is worth,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>my experience with these punchings is that they are exactly of the = right firmness.  Harder ones will make a lot of disturbing noise, softer = ones will lower the dip accuracy.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Stéphane Collin.</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=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</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> Tuesday, December 07, = 2004 4:53 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: punchings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/5/2004 8:25:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, Erwinspiano writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV><FONT size=3> Andre</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  I really like these punchings. I like the = shape, the tight  fit round the pin & the solidity under my = finger. The accuracy of setting dip is very precise. It's nice that when you get = to the bottom of the stroke you know exactly where it ends. As to if or how = it effects the tone I don't know as this piano isn't done but I = think I can see it will have a positive physo-acoustic effect on the player Right? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3> . Can I get 6 more sets? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  A Big California Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>    Dale <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin = Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></D= IV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>