<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link="#000000" vlink="#000000"> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yes, a little crown, about 1-2 mm both before and after teardown. And lots of dirt in the eye. ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=6 color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:navy;font-weight: bold'>Dean</span></font></b><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><u1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:navy'>Dean May</u1:PERSONNAME>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><u3:place u4:st="on"><u3:City u4:st="on">Terre Haute</span></font></st1:City><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'></u3:place></u1:CITY></u3:City> <u1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State></u1:STATE></st1:State>  <u1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode u6:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></u1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place></u1:PLACE><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>erwinspiano@aol.com<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, June 07, 2008 10:12 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Hallet Davis teardown update</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Dean<br> </span></font>  Sorry<br>  Selective reading again.  I agree.  No advantage. Without the strings on is there any board crown when measured with a string  on the bottom?<br>   Dale<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Dean May <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com><br> To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 6:53 am<br> Subject: RE: Hallet Davis teardown update<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_aa86653c-9b72-4e4a-9bd1-c47c6b7b595f"> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yes! A raised platform for the plate to sit on. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When I went to check downbearing I was amazed to find positive downbearing on one note and negative on the next. I told you it had agraffes on the bridge, right? Well one had high holes and the next one had low holes all the way down the scale. It appears to be set up for zero net downbearing. If that is the case, I don’t think there would be any advantage in install the suspension bolts. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have a spreadsheet program for scaling developed by Doug Rhodes: <a href="http://www.mmdigest.com/Tech/drhodes_strng.html" target="_blank"><u><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.mmdigest.com/Tech/drhodes_strng.html</span></font></u></a> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>My wife has just called me to the table: <st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region> waffles with fresh picked <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:State> strawberries. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:navy;font-weight: bold'>Dean</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Terre Haute</span></font></st1:City><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </span></font></div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</span></font></u></a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</span></font></u></a>] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><a href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>erwinspiano@aol.com</span></font></u></a><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 06, 2008 11:37 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>pianotech@ptg.org</span></font></u></a><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Hallet Davis teardown update</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dean<br>    The Henry Miller has 23 bass as well but the shape of your bridge should yield a far better tension overall. Beautiful legs baby!! I'll bet it has the raised  wooden paltform for the plate to sit on. You may be better off putting a the new adjustablee suspension bolts in. Having fun yet?<br>   Dale<br> <br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> <font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:black'></span></font> <div id=u8CA96BF96E6129A-B48-652C> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:7.5pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Stay informed, get connected and more <a href="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139" target="_blank" title="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139"><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>with AOL on your phone</span></font></u></a>.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>