<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> <style> p.MsoNormal {margin-left:7.5pt;} </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='margin-left:7.5pt; margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;background-position-x: 0px;background-position-y:0px' scroll=yes ORGYPOS=0> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If there’s room on the stem get a second nut and put a lock washer between them.  </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <div> <p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt; color:navy'>David Love</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><br> davidlovepianos@comcast.net </span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Robin Stevens<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, March 26, 2006 12:19 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Pianotech List</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Laws of physics in reverse?</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;margin-left:.5in'> <tr> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> John..Hate to burst your bubble, but a drop of thin glue gravitates downwards to the nut and does the job. Glue under the nut can get involved with any felt or leather washers.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Robin</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div id=IncrediOriginalMessage> <p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>-------Original Message-------</span></font></i></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div id=receivestrings> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>From:</span></font></i></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:jlfortiner@gmail.com">John Fortiner</a></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Date:</span></font></i></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 03/26/06 16:20:30</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>To:</span></font></i></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</a></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Subject:</span></font></i></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> RE: Laws of physics in reverse?</span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Someone wrote back saying put a drop of glue on the nut - which I somewhat</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>disagree with.  IF the nut is truly getting tighter then the drop of glue</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>had best be placed UNDER the nut, not on the top of the nut as the drop</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>under the nut will prevent the nut from traveling downwards.  (small point I</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>agree.)</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>John Fortiner</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>-----Original Message-----</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>From: Arlie Rauch [<a href="mailto:adarpub@midrivers.com">mailto:adarpub@midrivers.com</a>]</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:36 PM</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Subject: Laws of physics in reverse?</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>A customer called me the other day who has an old upright piano, a fairly</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>nice one.  But it has one unusual feature--either that or she is not telling</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>me everything.  The nut which adjusts the damper pedal tightens itself over</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>time to the degree that the dampers stand off from the strings, and the</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>sound just rings.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Is this really possible?  She claims no one tampers with it.  But every</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>visit I adjust it so it works properly, and my next visit it is screwed down</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>so tight that the dampers are off the strings again.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Anyone else experience this?  Can you explain it?  I can understand a nut</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>loosening, but tightening by itself baffles me.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Anyway, it's time to loosen the nut again!</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Arlie Rauch</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Glendive, MT</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; 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