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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks, just what I was looking for.
Did you at all consider shimming up the back end under where the screws are to
increase the angle slightly? </span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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davidlovepianos@comcast.net<br>
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<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>Overs Pianos<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 27, 2006
10:25 PM<br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Baldwin SD-10 Treble
Counterbearing</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi David,</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Has anyone ever modified the Baldwin SD-10 modified
counterbearing set up<br>
with that fancy looking kazoo?</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>We've reshaped the bars with an angle grinder,
followed by a die grinder etc., to achieve a smaller radius.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> It looks as though the counterbearing<br>
segment is a bit long for the angle of inclination yet changing it seems,<br>
well... any ideas, experience (especially with good results). </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>I agree its too long, but we decided to leave it with
just a reshape. We re-plated it with electroless nickel.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>The modification was quite successful.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best regards,</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ron O.</span></font></p>
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