<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> <DIV>Terrific sentiment, David. Thanks. (armamentarium?--great word, haven't heard it for many years :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 07/28/07 19:15:43 Central Daylight Time, David@piano.plus.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <STYLE type=text/css> .aolmailheader {font-size:8pt; color:black; font-family:Arial} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} </STYLE> > I wish we all would be more inclined to shape upright hammers and have the <BR>> creative methods to do so. <BR><BR>Well, I so much agree with that.  I remember the first time I tried it, <BR>about 25 years ago, on a decent birdcage action upright that friends had <BR>aquired.  I was amazed at the difference it made. <BR><BR>I think it is a very useful part of the armamentarium of the <BR>tuner/technician in the home.  It can make such a big difference.  In a very <BR>fine quality piano of course one would pay close attention to carefully <BR>re-regulating the action afterwards.  But even on mediocre older uprights <BR>where the owner doesn't want to spend much, there is a great gain to be had <BR>for relatively little expenditure of time. <BR><BR>David. <BR><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>