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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Greg,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No need to apologize. I've been part of a
grand moving team--no, not just to place the dolly--but, shucks, I must
admit, I <am> pretty good at that! :-) I can do the pull
down, but don't have much to offer on the lifting end. It's hard for me to
visualize how one inverts the piano. What do you do? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gnewell@ameritech.net href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg
Newell</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> Friday, September 07, 2007 7:19
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: cracks in rim</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Barbara,<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>I'm
so sorry. I should have realized the possible physical or strength
limitations. It's possibly not the easiest thing you could ever do.
Nevertheless I think it really isn't necessary in this case anyway.
<BR><BR>all the best,<BR>Greg Newell<BR><BR><BR><BR>At 12:07 AM 9/7/2007, you
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>Hi
Greg,<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>After hearing from some folks, it
seems it's a cosmetic problem--which is a relief. You know, I've heard
it before, but the term "simply invert the piano" doesn't sound... well...so
simple. I guess I need piano inverting lessons (or not). I'm
sure glad it wasn't on the RPT technical test--"And now, Miss. Bennett,
please invert this piano." Umm....
;-)</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT size=2>Barbara (Bennett) Richmond, RPT<BR>near
Peoria, Illinois<BR></FONT> <BR> <BR>
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<DD>----- Original Message ----- <BR>
<DD>From:</B> <A href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> <BR>
<DD>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> <BR>
<DD>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 06, 2007 9:49 PM<BR>
<DD>Subject:</B> Re: cracks in rim<BR><BR>
<DD>Barbara,<BR><BR>
<DD>I doubt that it will make a huge difference to the ear of your
customer unless their one of your high end clients. If so I would simply
invert the piano and soak epoxy into the crack. It might help. Are you
fixing a sound problem or a cosmetic problem?<BR><BR>
<DD>best,<BR>
<DD>Greg<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DD>At 03:56 PM 9/6/2007, you wrote:<BR>
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<DD><FONT size=2>Howdy,<BR></FONT>
<DD><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>I just serviced a 15 year old KG-2. While I was
underneath the piano taking care of noisy trapwork, I noticed a crack
all the way around the rim. It looks like it is between the
inner(?) and outer(?) rim. In some places I could easy insert my
feeler gauge 1" or more. Unfortunately, I had left my camera in my
shop, but the piano's owner let me use her camera phone to take
pictures. Sorry about the picture quality--hope you can
see. I would like opinions--is the piano in
trouble? Should it be fixed? How?<BR></FONT>
<DD><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>Thanks,<BR></FONT>
<DD><BR>
<DD><FONT size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT<BR>
<DD>near Peoria, Illinois<BR></FONT>
<DD><BR>
<DD><BR><BR> </DD></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DD>Greg Newell<BR>
<DD>Greg's Piano Forté<BR>
<DD><A href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com/"
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<DD>216-226-3791 (office)<BR>
<DD>216-470-8634 (mobile)<BR><BR>
<DD>2003,04,05 & 06 winners of <BR>
<DD>Angie's List Super Service Award<BR></DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE><X-SIGSEP>
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<DL></DL>Greg Newell<BR>Greg's Piano Forté<BR><A
href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com/"
eudora="autourl">www.gregspianoforte.com<BR></A>216-226-3791
(office)<BR>216-470-8634 (mobile)<BR><BR>2003,04,05 & 06 winners of
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