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<p>I believe the 37 steps is prefaced by all the repair, lubricating etc. done first. I bet your regulation procedure will have some steps too? <br/><br/>David Ilvedson, RPT<br/>Pacifica, CA 94044<br/><br/></p>
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<hr/>Original message<br/>From: "Israel Stein"
<custos3@comcast.net> </custos3@comcast.net><br/>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br/>Received: 2/7/2008 12:43:24 PM<br/>Subject: Re: 37 steps---delayed response <br/><br/>
<p align="left">At 07:44 AM 2/7/2008, you wrote:<br/></p>
<blockquote class="cite" type="cite"><font size="2">Mike,<br/></font> <br/><font size="2">Have you been to LRS? The 37 steps instructs to go back to..., check this, etc. Just like someone said earlier...<br/></font> <br/><font size="2">Barbara Richmond, RPT<br/>near Peoria, Illinois</font></blockquote><br/>Then why title it and present it as if it were a linear sequence? I think Yamaha is sending a mixed message here that is responsible for an awful lot of confusion and misunderstanding among piano technicians. You call something "37 steps" and an awful lot of people are going to think that you do the steps - and then you are finished. And I see a lot of evidence that this is actually happening. <br/><br/>Israel Stein <br/><br/><br/><br/>
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<dd>I guess that's why I prefer Kawai's circle of refinement to Yamaha's 37 steps, in the circle of refinement you are seeking to regulate/adjust/refine as needed to bring the action to the point of functioning properly rather than following a list of steps some of which may seem/be superfluous. In the circle of refinement it is not unheard of to repeat/redo and adjustment after performing some of the other adjustments, it's considered another step on the road to refinement.<br/></dd>
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<dd>Mike<br/><br/></dd>
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<dd>Michael Magness<br/></dd>
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