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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joe,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't think it is so much the wrong thread as
much as it < IS > the little burr that I can feel with my
finger nail on the thread.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will be more aggressive in trying to remove it
and see what happens.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianotech@a440piano.net href="mailto:pianotech@a440piano.net">William
R. Monroe</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 23, 2008 7:37 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pianos on curved church
floors</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Jessica,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Why WOULD an inch-and-a-half make
any difference in how it plays? (Only trying to be slightly flippant
here). The forces of gravity are only slightly off a vector normal to
the keyframe/keybed/action/whatever. 1.5 vertical inches to about 55
horizontal inches gives you about a 1.6 degree angle deviation from
normal. If that amount of side bearing give the piano fits, the
piano has fits regardless.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>And, as others have tried to point
out, a grand will not rack with it's three points of contact with the
floor; unlike a piano with four points of contact.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>I don't think why a grand on
it's side won't play really needs explanation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Do keep in mind that
S&S pianos are designed to have guide rail bushings with more play
and then specify that the dampers SHOULD lean with a light pressure into the
bushing felt. Of course, that doesn't preclude proper bends in the
dampers....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tell me does a grand on its side
play? Why wouldn’t almost an inch and a half make any difference in
how it plays? </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Someone could have even from the
Yamaha factory treated the guide felt with something and I’m not sure that
this has anything to do with more compression of the felt on one side.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Just a warning I’ve seen other
pianos with guide rail bushing holes reamed so much that the damper wire
rattles and leans into what felt is left. Reaming the hole more won’t
fix binding because the wire is bent wrong. It has to travel straight
through the guide rail holes and with the pull of gravity or more friction
will be added.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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