<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3157" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 9/25/07 9:29:50 A.M. Hawaiian Standard Time, mkurta@roadrunner.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Hi Gang:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    I'm writing for one of our sight impaired chapter members who is having trouble restringing a 36" Sabel 85 note vertical c.1953, European.   He indicates the treble V-bar is not cast into the plate and is free to move around.  His question is how does the V-bar remain in one place as he puts tension on the strings?  It seems to be shifting as the strings are brought up to pitch.  Does string pressure alone keep it in position?  Does the pressure bar have any bearing (pun) on this?  Anyone run into this before?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Thanks for your help, and Rodney thanks you too.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Mike Kurta, President</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Syracuse NY chapter</FONT> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I wonder if he is talking about a rod that fits into a groove, similar to some grands that have this kind of set up. On the grand, however, there is a slot into which the rod is held in place. I use masking tape the hold the rod in place until after a couple of strings are put on. But on a vertical, the masking tape might not be strong enough to hold the rod in place until the strings are put on. This might a 2 person job. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just my 2 cents worth.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, Hawaii<BR>Author, "The Business of Piano Tuning".<BR>available from Potter Press.<BR>www.pianotuning.com</FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>