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<BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff>IMHO...the felt is inappropriate for a grand piano, but do you/customer really want to remove the felt and deal with glue residue and whatever? I'd see if the piano works reasonably well as it is...i.e.no friction problems...just keep an eye/ear on it (fully inform the customer beforehand)...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: "Barbara Richmond" <PIANO57@INSIGHTBB.COM><BR>To: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 7/6/2006 8:00:46 PM<BR>Subject: repetition spring slot<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, I'll admit it, I've lived a protected life and have hardly ever worked on old grands. I have a friend--I can't believe she did this-- who bought a tiny, old (1908) refinished and re-whatevered Kimball grand. She got it and THEN she called me. Ahem. Well, the finish job is quite good, the stringing job a little less than mediocre and the dampers are a mess, but work better than the action. Yikes. The one redeeming thing is whoever did the work, used some Abel prehung hammers--so I believe I can count on those being right.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While looking things over, I noticed that there was felt in the repetition spring slot. Just wondering if any company ever actually used felt in that slot or some-buddy was trying to solve a noise or gunk problem. I suppose it's a case of the latter, since the felt didn't seem quite at a dirty and petrified as the other action felts/cloth. I meant to weigh off a sampling of notes to check for friction, but I was running low on time and got distracted.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>