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<DIV dir=ltr>I just wanted to endorse their solution with the quotation from the
book of Mr. Matthias. <BR>We here in Brazil rarely rebulding the Steinway.(one
in life and other in death.) <BR>Greetings to all.</DIV>
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<A title=JD@Pianomaker.co.uk href="mailto:JD@Pianomaker.co.uk">John
Delacour</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway action noise</DIV>
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<DIV>At 15:05 -0200 17/11/07, Francisco Motta, afinador de pianos wrote:</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">"...Owing to this not always being possiible
on older.grand actions using new hammer shanks, it will be foound necessary
to insert a 1 mm thick strip of veneer or cardboard unndemeath the lever
flanges (refer to sketch). This will compensate the difference in clearance
between the center and roller, whi1e facilitaating regulation to the
repetition action (refer to Fig. 15)."</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>At 09:21 +0000 17/11/07, John Delacour wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">...The simplest solution is probably to pack
the lever rail with card along the top of the screws and pack the near edge
of the hammer rail to force the flanges back as far as possible</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>You detect some big difference in meaning between these two
methods? Me no.</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">B = the cardboard</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>Precisely!<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>JD</DIV>
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