<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" 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"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16525" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PostalCode" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue> <DIV>Ah, I like that!  Thanks, Dean.  I actually meant all of that as a joke, but that's a great different perspective, and I appreciate it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Annie</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: Dean May [mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com] Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 8:28 AM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: Jack Spring punchings </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> >>Dang, this quote manages to insult the intelligence of both women AND the >>elderly, all in one fell swoop.  The Albert sure was an efficient guy.  Or >>maybe it's all relative..........  (Or maybe he was only insulting his own >>relatives.)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I guess its all perspective. My take was that old grandmothers were so wise that you had better know your stuff if you were going to try to tell them anything or they’d show up your lack of knowledge. <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 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Michael Magness Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 8:47 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName>; "<st1:PersonName w:st="on">annie@allthingspiano.com</st1:PersonName>"@ptg.org Subject: Re: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jack</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Spring</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> punchings<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> On 10/4/07, <A href="mailto:annie@allthingspiano.com">annie@allthingspiano.com</A> <<A href="mailto:annie@allthingspiano.com">annie@allthingspiano.com</A> > wrote: <o:p></o:p> All the jack springs I've replaced have been glued in.  Often, the glue pulls out with the spring. Otherwise, I pull out as much of the spring as possible, put a drop of water on the glue (and leftover wire, often), and go on to the next.  By the time I come back to it, the glue has softened, and I do a quick turn about the hole with a flat screwdriver blade to get out the wire and glue (and go on to the next).  By the time I've finished 'em all and come back again, it's dried out enough to put in a drop of fresh glue and a new spring. Maybe I'm just too accustomed to working on less-than-pristine PSOs.... <g>  But I've never seen a felt punching under a jack spring! >> I don't know about most "people" however, much to my dismay, it has been >> the practice of many manufacturer's for over 100 years. You will find a >> jack >> spring hole reamer for removal of that glue for sale on page 50 of the >> new >> Schaff catalog. Dang, this quote manages to insult the intelligence of both women AND the elderly, all in one fell swoop.  The Albert sure was an efficient guy.  Or maybe it's all relative..........  (Or maybe he was only insulting his own relatives.) > You never truly understand something until you can explain it to your > grandmother. --Albert Einstein Annie Grieshop<o:p></o:p> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> Hi Annie,<o:p></o:p> Here's another for you from ol' Albert, maybe it's not as insulting?<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. -- Albert Einstein<o:p></o:p></DIV> Mike -- You never truly understand something until you can explain it to your grandmother. --Albert Einstein 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></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>