<!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 6.00.2800.1226" 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=piano57@flash.net href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara = Richmond</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> Thursday, September 25, = 2003 4:30 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: compression ridges = in New Baldwin grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Golly, technical terms have changed = since I was last active on this list!  But then, it seems everything has changed--service reps have played musical chairs, etc.  I = was just wondering what was considered the "killer octave region".   = Am I in danger?  Do I need to wear protection?  :)   Are = we talking about the bass/tenor break, lower tenor, low end of the = treble?  Do tell!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks gobs,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS  Is it OK to use vodka on = Baptist pianos?</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><I>Only for medicimal = purposes!!!!</I></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa = Clara, Ca.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <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><I></I></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><I><FONT = size=2></FONT></I></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><I><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><BR></I><BR><BR>So when you go into = a showroom and look at ten brand new pianos, seven of<BR>which already have = significant tonal problems in the killer octave region,<BR>you want to use the = three to claim there can be no principle = established.<BR>Interesting.<BR><BR>Del<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>= </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>