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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've enjoyed reading the thread on installing
temperament strips below the treble dampers. I thought I'd share with you
the tool I use to install temperament strips. I'm attaching a .jpg and I
hope it gets through. But in case it doesn't, or if you don't want to
bother opening it, here's the description. It's a simple 6" steel ruler
with a modification. Ward Guthrie suggested to me that I use a steel ruler
instead of a screwdriver to push the felt strip between strings. It offers
a wider end than a screwdriver AND gives you the longer flat surface used to
push gangs of felt loops exactly where you want them. I've really liked
the idea, but the only drawback was that the end of the ruler dug rather
painfully into my palm. Well, I solved that by simply taking a rubber foot
designed for a percussion stand (snare drum, cymbal, et al) with a narrow
slit-type opening and put it on one end of the ruler. Obviously, the
rubber foot end goes into the palm. Even the angle of the foot on the end
contributes to increased comfort.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this helps somebody.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Dorr</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helena, MT</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>