<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think the lack of a point is to insure fresh new wood all the way to bottom of the board.  My repairs always left me a gap about 2mm.  Otherwise the joint would be a bit weaker. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Lance Lafargue, RPT<BR>LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD<BR>LPIANOS.com<BR>4244 Hwy 22 Mandeville, LA 70471<BR>985.72P.IANO</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 14, 2007 3:58 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Spurlock Soundboard Repair Bit</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm looking for a reality check regarding the Spurlock Soundboard Repair bit (the 20-degree angle bit for cutting into the soundboard panel for a repair shim).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My bit (which I haven't used for a couple years) has a flat tip that is exactly two millimeters wide. I thought it came something closer to a point rather than such a wide flat tip. Does anyone else out there have one of these bits who would be willing to measure the tip width.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Basically, I want a bit that has more of a point - I don't know if I've broken the tip off mine, or that was how it was new.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell<BR>Farrell Piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A><BR><A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>