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<DIV><SPAN class=640402221-15122001><FONT =
face=Arial>Dale,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640402221-15122001><FONT face=Arial>Great =
tip!. May I use
it for TT& T?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640402221-15122001><FONT =
face=Arial>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=640402221-15122001><FONT =
face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640402221-15122001>
<P><FONT size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Associate Editor, Piano =
Techncians
Journal<BR><A
href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</A> =
</FONT></P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Dale
Probst<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 21, 2001 4:31 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: key leveling --
crown?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=810592300-22112001><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Greg,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=810592300-22112001><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Folding Stool with Wheels- Harbor Freight #44061 . =
Approximately 13" x
13" x 16" tall. The casters which are pretty poor in quality but =
the
whole thing cost about $8 on sale, got what I paid for.. I have =
worked on
it in the folded positition also, using it as a rolling kneeler. I'm =
5'8" so
it may be a bit high for you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=810592300-22112001><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>Hope
this helps,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=810592300-22112001><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Dale</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr =
align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf =
Of
</B>Greg Newell<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 21, 2001 4:32
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: key leveling =
--
crown?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Dale, <BR> Would you care =
to
share any more info on this stool? Also, How tall are you? I'm =
wondering if
someone 6' and shrinking might benefit from this as well.
<P>Greg
<P>Dale Probst wrote:
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<SPAN class=110460606-21112001><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
color=#0000ff><FONT
size=-1>Carl,</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=110460606-21112001><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
color=#0000ff><FONT
size=-1>You could measure speaking length with a rubber yardstick =
if you
stretched it the same amount on each string. It might take a while =
to get
the feel but you could do it. Same with dip, just takes practice =
which will
yield pretty accurate results. Your method would probably work but I =
haven't
tried it.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
class=110460606-21112001><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=-1>As to the glides, =
I don't
change them because it will affect the leveling. You have a good =
point about
the wear factor but it has not caused me a problem yet. I still have =
to do
some fine leveling in the piano. By the way, Harbor Freight sells a =
small
folding stool on wheels that puts me about the right height for key =
leveling
and damper work on grands. Makes life a little
easier.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
class=110460606-21112001><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=-1>Best,</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=110460606-21112001><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
color=#0000ff><FONT
size=-1>Dale</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE>-- <BR>Greg =
Newell <BR><A
href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A> =
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