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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But then wouldn't the front of the key go down
and stay down? Maybe add a key leveling lead weight to the rear of the key
(backcheck) - but would it stay?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or, what about just muting those notes with a
couple pieces of felt? If the player is not playing the muted notes, then
any inadvertent light key strike might not likely make much of a sound. Just
mute it off like you would a replacement string that is pulled a bit sharp and
left that way. Certainly an easy solution.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net">Tom
Sivak</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> Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:26
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: disabling individual
noes</DIV>
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<DIV>Even though he's not playing the Cs or Ebs, I think it would be
disconcerting that they wouldn't be able to move. I would prefer
something inside which would prevent the notes from playing, but allow the
keys to depress anyway. You could remove the hammers and shanks from
those individual keys, allowing the keys to depress but make no sound.
It would be more trouble, but ultimately is a better solution. I
think.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Sivak</DIV>
<DIV>Chicago<BR><BR><B><I>reggaepass@aol.com</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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List(s),<BR><BR>Someone is paying me handsomely to realize their own tuning
system for <BR>a couple of performances this weekend. As a safety
precaution, he <BR>would like to have the notes that he doesn't actually
play (all of the <BR>Cs and Ebs, in this case) disabled. The best idea I
have come up with <BR>so far is to add another front rail cloth punching on
top of the one <BR>that is already there for these keys, so the keys will
barely depress.<BR><BR>Is there a better/easier
way?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Alan
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