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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matthew,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1/7 to 1/9 is appropriate for the bass, closer to
the former. Set C-88 by ear. Conklin states this range as 1/12 to 1/17 but it
may even be as small as 1/23. It will be pretty obvious when you've gone too far
since you'll be playing the capo bar. The rest of the treble and mid-range is a
compromise. The casting process demands that we move our ideal strike line note
by note to get the best balance of tone and energy, and that will ultimately
affect the strike weight.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Jude Reveley, RPT<BR>Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC<BR>Lowell,
Massachusetts<BR>(978) 323-4545</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew
Todd</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 02, 2008 11:36 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Strike Point</DIV>
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<DIV>Good evening,</DIV>
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<DIV>I've noticed in most of the regulating manuals I've read, that
they recommend the strike point of C-88 to be about 1/8''. Almost all
the pianos I have come to, the strike point is not 1/8''. Most of the
time, the strike point is just below the V-bar, barely a 1/16'' in most
cases. I have never dealt with this issue before because I seem to have
an issue with it. If I were to adjust the strike to an 1/8'', the hammers in
the treble end would be off of the rest rail. The action would be sort
of slanted.</DIV>
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<DIV>Do you all mess with this issue or not?</DIV>
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<DIV>Matthew</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>