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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>What I want to know is – did you have a “fishing” license to
catch that thing? Come on Terry, let’s come clean now….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Will Truitt <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Farrell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 14, 2008 10:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pianotech List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: treble fish on steroids<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hunk of
hardwood in the shape (somewhat) of a fish, like the piece of wood in the
picture below:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The fish is
bonded to the rim to reduce the amount of soundboard area to the rear of the
bridge in the high treble. This increases soundboard stiffness by the mere
fact that the soundboard is thus smaller (which is generally
beneficial in the high treble) and eliminates excess high treble
soundboard area that appears to be of no value (and in fact appears to be
detrimental to piano tone and soundboard longevity).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Note to Ron
Nossaman and/or Del Fandrich: I feel comfortable talking all
about how to build this stuff, but I lack confidence when I
start to talk about the how and why this or that affects a belly system. If my
two sentences above are faulty, please point it out for the benefit of all
(especially me!).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Terry Farrell</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----
Original Message ----- </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:
"Jim Moy" <</span><a href="mailto:jim@jimmoy.com"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>jim@jimmoy.com</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:
"Pianotech List" <</span><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>pianotech@ptg.org</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent: Monday,
April 14, 2008 7:33 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject: Re:
treble fish on steroids</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>> What is
a "treble fish?"<br>
> <br>
> Something to do with soundboard stiffness and bracing, from a quick<br>
> search of the archives...<br>
> <br>
> Jim Moy<br>
> Associate - Boulder, CO Chapter<br>
></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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