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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, dang, John, I hadn't even looked in a
catalog. :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John
Ross</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> Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Jack button punching
compression</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I'd be tempted to find a different
punching.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>There appears to be at least 3 thicknesses
available.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Even after compressing, I don't think it will
stay, unless you possibly dampen them, or something.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=piano57@insightbb.com href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">Barbara
Richmond</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Jack button punching
compression</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Howdy,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm replacing the jacks in some Thayer
wippens. The replacements have really big, fluffy jack button
punchings--which put the jack position too far forward and if I bend the
spoon backward to get the jack back far enough, there isn't enough tension
on the spring that's held by the loop on the jack. (Follow
me?). Instead of trying to compress the
questionable punchings on the jacks, I think it's easier to
compress a set of replacement punchings that I have which look
less wild than those on the replacement jacks, but still need
compressing. Then I'll simply replace the original poofy
ones. The punchings are on my bench, under a cutting board
that is weighted down. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's the question--(drum roll):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How long should I leave the punchings under the
weight?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano belongs to a friend and it will be a
good project for her to replace the punchings. Hmm, I'll have to think
of a few other little jobs for her to do...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria,
Illinois</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>