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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Stéphane,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was only considering gluing to the bottom of they
key in this case of using a half punching with the Steinway half round balance
rail bearings. I don't think the bearing would tilt if the half punching
was under the bearing, would it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=collin.s@skynet.be href="mailto:collin.s@skynet.be">Stéphane
Collin</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, October 07, 2006 2:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: half-punching</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Barbara.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I started also using half punchings, after
reading about in the list. I'm enchanted. It makes the front
weight measuring so much easier, as the key moves clearly from rest position
to let off position in one movement. I measured that a whole punching
set up needs as much as 6 grams more in the last portion of the travel to get
clearly to the let off position.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>May I ask, why would you glue a card half
punching on the bottom of the key ? I recall having read
something about that, but I would myself and I think avoiding using glue
(hard thing) in such a critical place (fulcrum), being afraid of harsh sound
or even clicking.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=piano57@insightbb.com href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">Barbara
Richmond</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 07, 2006 6:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> half-punching</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Back to using half-punchings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has anyone ever tried gluing a thinnest card
half punching on the bottom of a Steinway key that already uses the half
round balance rail bearings? Results?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria,
IL</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>