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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT";color:blue'>Thanks, Roger. I thought
of that <i><span style='font-style:italic'>after</span></i> it slipped out. I
could have saved myself a whole lot of trouble if my brain had been traveling
in the right direction from the start. :>)</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT";color:blue'>jeannie</span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:blue'>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<br>
Registered Piano Technician<br>
Island Piano Service<br>
Bainbridge Island, WA<br>
206-842-3721<br>
</span></font><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</span></font></a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Roger Jolly<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 09, 2006
9:20 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: v-bar/capo repair</span></font></p>
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Hi Jeannie,<br>
Burnt Shellac has worked for me.<br>
Regards Roger<br>
<br>
<br>
At 09:53 PM 3/9/2006, you wrote:<br>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>I had a
problem keep a length of brass half round in place. I’m interested in
knowing what people use to make sure it doesn’t move. It was a
longer piece that extended the entire treble area. It was a
slippery little thing that moved when the tension was brought up to pitch. <br>
<br>
jeannie<br>
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<font size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Jeannie
Grassi, RPT<br>
Registered Piano Technician<br>
Island Piano Service<br>
Bainbridge Island, WA<br>
206-842-3721<br>
</span></font><a href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</a><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"
eudora=autourl> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Barbara Richmond<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 09, 2006
1:40 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: v-bar/capo repair<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi
David,<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>When
experimenting duplex length with brass half or oval round, would you, in this
case, place anything on the bottom of the brass to avoid scratching the
plate? Or isn't it a problem?<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<br>
</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Barbara
Richmond</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>----- Original Message ----- </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>From: <a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">David
Love</a> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech
List'</a> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:25 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Subject: RE: v-bar/capo repair</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Like Ron
N. says, I think it’s likely it has to do with the front duplex and you
may be able to shorten, detune and increase the deflection angle by inserting
some brass of appropriate dimension­at least you can experiment. If it
turns out that that’s the problem, it’s not that big a deal to
remove the strings from one section and insert the new counterbearing piece and
then replace the strings (the same ones you took off). Unhook them from
the tuning pins slip in the brass or whatever and then reattach­if that proves
to be the problem. I get brass of varying sizes from <a
href="http://www.rjleahy.com/">www.rjleahy.com</a>. They will cut to a
reasonable shipping size. I don’t know the configuration of this
piano but maybe you can send pictures and some suggestions could be made by
various people, I’m sure. If the noise disappeared originally by
muting the front duplex, it is likely that there is leakage occurring and that’s
what you should address. Shortening the section and increasing the
deflection can do that. You do want to be sure that the angle and
deflection work together. The longer the duplex the greater the
deflection angle. Similarly, a shorter duplex requires smaller angle. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>David Love</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
1.0in'><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>davidlovepianos@comcast.net </span></font></p>
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