<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll=yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> 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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Robin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:jlfortiner@gmail.com">John Fortiner</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 03/26/06 16:20:30</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> RE: Laws of physics in reverse?</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Someone wrote back saying put a drop of glue on the nut - which I somewhat</DIV> <DIV>disagree with.  IF the nut is truly getting tighter then the drop of glue</DIV> <DIV>had best be placed UNDER the nut, not on the top of the nut as the drop</DIV> <DIV>under the nut will prevent the nut from traveling downwards.  (small point I</DIV> <DIV>agree.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Fortiner</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-----Original Message-----</DIV> <DIV>From: Arlie Rauch [<A href="mailto:adarpub@midrivers.com">mailto:adarpub@midrivers.com</A>]</DIV> <DIV>Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:36 PM</DIV> <DIV>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV>Subject: Laws of physics in reverse?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A customer called me the other day who has an old upright piano, a fairly</DIV> <DIV>nice one.  But it has one unusual feature--either that or she is not telling</DIV> <DIV>me everything.  The nut which adjusts the damper pedal tightens itself over</DIV> <DIV>time to the degree that the dampers stand off from the strings, and the</DIV> <DIV>sound just rings.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is this really possible?  She claims no one tampers with it.  But every</DIV> <DIV>visit I adjust it so it works properly, and my next visit it is screwed down</DIV> <DIV>so tight that the dampers are off the strings again.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anyone else experience this?  Can you explain it?  I can understand a nut</DIV> <DIV>loosening, but tightening by itself baffles me.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anyway, it's time to loosen the nut again!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Arlie Rauch</DIV> <DIV>Glendive, MT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>