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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi John,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for the clarification. The vision impairment
might get in the way. I do have these special low visoion glasses that might
help. This seems interesting. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=john@formsmapiano.com href="mailto:john@formsmapiano.com">John M.
Formsma</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 10, 2006 8:02
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: More on hearing
protection</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you’re visually
impaired, it might be more difficult for you because you have to see clearly
which string you’re on. If this is your case, I’d work more on lever technique
so you can be comfortable with doing firm test blows and not pounding. You’re
the best judge of that, though.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No, I don’t think a
pencil eraser would work, but if you cut the eraser off, I don’t see why that
wouldn’t work. You might be careful about the graphite getting on a bass
string. And, yes, one string at a time, as they are
tuned.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of
</SPAN></B>pianotune05@comcast.net<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, June 10, 2006 7:28
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: More on hearing
protection</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi John,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">so in a sense, if I'm working on my wife's Kimball,
Lord help me, :) I push the string in toward the plate? Also, we're
doing one string at a time not the entire tri chord and bi chord or single
wound string? sorry if this is obvious. Sometimes I have trouble
visualizing the procedure. I'm glad you're patient with me or anyone
else who is as dense as I am. lol :) or what might apear that way of
course.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Marshall</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<BR>From: "John M. Formsma" <<st1:PersonName
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Richard,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Moving the string
down (or toward the bridge pin at an angle) just a bit from its normal
plane. It’s kind of like pressing down on the strings to see if the damper
follows the strings. No need to do more than
that.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">John Formsma<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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