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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think I'll try these on my next piano. Are the 1mm front
rail felt punching available to place under these?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al G</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com
href="mailto:pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com">Jurgen Goering</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:18
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Andre's Front Punchings vs
Schimmels</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Quite a number of high end shops, rebuilders and institutions
use Crescendo Front Rail Punchings, many of them exclusively. Typically, techs
will order one set, then after a while, two more. Then, silence... Then the
next order is half a dozen sets or a big bag of 1000 punchings. The demand is
such that they are sometimes back ordered, like right now for example. Don't
fret though, more are on their way. It just takes a while because the factory
makes up the felt sheets on demand and then punches them out. They do not
stockpile them.<BR><BR>To date, there were two instances, including Kent's,
where someone found the punchings too firm. All the other feedback from techs
and players alike has been along these
lines:<BR>http://www.pianofortesupply.com/cresc.testimonia.html<BR><BR>I will
soon be adding a second thickness of Crescendo Balance Rail Punchings, and I
have plans to introduce special new regulating punchings to complement the
whole system, later this year.<BR><BR><BR>"Happiness is a good
landing!"<BR><BR><?/smaller>
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<P></P><?smaller><BR><BR>Jurgen Goering<BR>Piano Forte Supply<BR>(250)
754-2440<BR>info@pianofortesupply.com<BR>http://www.pianofortesupply.com<BR><?/smaller><BR>On
Feb 05, 2008, at 7:57, Ric B wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Courier><?x-tad-smaller>Try asking Jurgen
about that. He sells them under the name Crescendo. And Stephen Birkett
posted some real interesting high speed photography showing the stability
and response they have compared to standard cloth punchings... white or
otherwise. If you haven't tried them... well do. Cheers RicB<BR><?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Courier><?x-tad-smaller><BR><?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Courier><?x-tad-smaller>Which begs the
question: after all this time, who is routinely putting in Andre's front
punchings? David Ilvedson,
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