<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="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <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'>Well I’ll give you credit then, ‘cause I know it didn’t originate with me! I’m the great imitator (no sense re-inventing the wheel, I always say).<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>paulrevenkojones@aol.com<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August 02, 2008 2:17 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Plate Lettering</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> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Dean:<br> <br> </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>I've been doing that for years! What a good idea (he said self-reflexively). :-)<br> <br> P</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </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> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br> From: Dean May <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com><br> To: '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName>' <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 11:23 am<br> Subject: RE: Plate Lettering<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_64e718c4-c381-4f34-9918-6026d57a75c1"> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you do not wish to mark the plate you can use golf tees while stringing to keep you on track. Label a set of white tees from 12 to 22 including half sizes. Then drop them in the appropriate holes where the scale changes. </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>Jon Page<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August 02, 2008 11:52 AM<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> Plate Lettering</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> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>></span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family: Arial;color:black'>What are the rest of you using for string scale markings?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </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> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I personally do not demarcate the wire gages because it detracts from the</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>appearance of the plate. Most techs carry a micrometer anyway, or should.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But a fluid writing pen will also allow you to free-hand numeric characters.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>It's not just for the lettering.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </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> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=3 color="#40127b" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#40127B'><a href="http://www.dickblick.com/zz649/11/" target="_blank"><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>http://www.dickblick.com/zz649/11/</span></font></a></span></font></u><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </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> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>The handle is a little narrow for my grasp so I split a length of player tubing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>and wrapped it around to beef it up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <pre><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </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=u8CAC2E3153F0990-84-15B5> <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'>It's time to go back to school! 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