<!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 6.00.6000.16525" 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>  Good post Paul</DIV> <DIV>  Actually I refrain from posting often because of something probably silly.  But,In the past when I have posted things I thought might be of interest, the silence was deafening so I don't know how to interpret that. Generally I classify it as disinterest due to the shop nature of the topic or that somehow due to cyber -dom My unbridled enthusiastic show and tell style is misconstrued as .......well...something else unintended.</DIV> <DIV>    Dunno But since we're clearin the air.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>    Dale Erwin</DIV> <DIV> PS  Maybe it's my speliingg or Thesssar-u-s wrecx....Conrad...Nahhh.</DIV> <DIV>  Please feel free to lambast me ----off list</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>Hi:<BR>    Contrary to what you might think, there are many of us (most) who will be<BR>more than happy to answer any piano-related question you may have.  <BR>    There are different repair procedures which have evolved over time for a<BR>particular malady.  It's amazing to discover that, even for simple repairs,<BR>many different techniques exist.  That's the advantage of this list. Even<BR>for replacing elbows in a spinet, many different tricks have been posted<BR>here.  We have input from some of the finest technicians on this list, some<BR>of whom are piano designers, engineers, and rebuilders with decades of<BR>experience to draw from.  <BR>    It is natural for those technicians who are successful at the trade to<BR>evolve vastly different views regarding their particular methods of repair.<BR>A particular technician may have doing a repair for many years, and find<BR>that it works for him/her.  He may have developed a theory of why this<BR>method works, and be convinced that this method is better than all others<BR>because he has "understood" the underlying cause of the problem.  Another<BR>technician may have evolved a different understanding, and be convinced<BR>otherwise.  Even though they may disagree with each other regarding a<BR>particular method or theory, we can all learn something from the debate.  <BR>    What is unfortunate is that too often the debate becomes personal, and an<BR>argument ensues.  The egos get involved and it starts to get ugly.  What to<BR>do?  Somehow, the computer seems to depersonalize the other party.  I doubt<BR>that such heated arguments would take place if we all sat around a big<BR>table face to face.  <BR>    If you have anything you'd like to inquire about, don't be shy.  Ask!  You<BR>just might find there's a LOT that can be gained by tapping into this great<BR>resource.  <BR>    By the way, what's your name?<BR><BR>Paul McCloud<BR>San Diego, CA<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </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>