<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Yes, indeed, Michael, I saw your post. It’s the beating the dead horse thing going on. It often happens during friendly exchanges with no disrespect to you at all. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I certainly did not intend to be disparaging of the concept of stringing without the outer rim. It does make sense from a manufacturing standpoint. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PersonName u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PersonName>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></u1:City> <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</u1:State></st1:State>  <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</u1:PostalCode></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></u1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> </div> <o:p></o:p> On 9/7/07, Farrell <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a> > wrote: <o:p></o:p> Zactly!<o:p></o:p> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> True, but consider that they string it up and tune it before they put on the outer rim. While it does not prove that it was designed to do so it would be pretty poor design work if they didn't count on it handling all the stress. I mean, we've never seen poor design work before in pianos, have we? ;-) <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>   Dean May <o:p></o:p> Hello, Hello, is any one seeing or reading my posts? I said all of this last night!!!! No one seemed to see it or notice! Are my posts not getting through to everyone? I see them! Does no one else?   I not only was a private contractor to the local Kawai dealer, we also have a very active Yamaha dealer in this area and we had two RPT's that had a Samick dealership! Good friends of mine! So I'm very conversant & knowledgable regarding asian grands and their construction and faults.   I personally find it a smart concept, to string without the outer rim but then I'm sure none of you have EVER had a string, tool or other metal object slip and gouge the newly refinished inner rim of a piano you were re-stringing! Yes, I know all about covering it with various things but those things can move ot slip, think how much easier it would be if it weren't there!   Mike -- Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. - Denis Waitley Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 <a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a> email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> <o:p></o:p> </x-sigsep><x-sigsep>Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté <a href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com/" eudora=autourl>www.gregspianoforte.com </a>216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) 2003,04,05 & 06 winners of Angie's List Super Service Award<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>