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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=500303202-28072004>No, the felt is found between the bracket and =
the
hammer rail FELT not under the rail. It stops the rail from going =
up to
the strings too far. It sits on the felt where the hammer shanks =
go<SPAN
class=359503502-28072004> on many =
verticals. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>D.L. =
Bullock
St. Louis<BR></STRONG></FONT><A =
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<DIV></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Alpha88x@aol.com
[mailto:Alpha88x@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:42 =
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: soft pedal =
on new
Kawaii<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">In a message dated 7/26/2004 =
11:15:35 AM
Eastern Daylight Time, dlbullock@att.net writes:<BR><BR>
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PTSIZE="10"
BACK="#ffffff">Another possibility:</FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12" =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10" BACK="#ffffff">To achieve =
that shortened
strike distance, you may also have to shave some off the stop felt =
found
above the hammer rail felt. This is often a block or blocks =
of very
solid hammer felt trimmings. This could have drifted down =
shortening
the travel while the glue was wet.</FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 =
size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12"
BACK="#ffffff"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10" BACK="#ffffff"><BR>Greetings,
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<BR><BR><BR> &=
nbsp;
<I>Above</I> the hammer rail felt? Don't you mean beneath the hammer =
rail?
<BR><BR><BR>Julia =
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