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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I micro write the scale on the bridge in pencil,
just barely noticeable to me as I string, and there for future
reference.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jonpage@comcast.net href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon Page</A>
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<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> Saturday, August 02, 2008 8:52
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Plate Lettering</DIV>
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<DIV>><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>What are the rest of you using for
string scale markings?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>I personally do not demarcate the wire
gages because it detracts from the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>appearance of the plate. Most techs carry
a micrometer anyway, or should.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>But a fluid writing pen will also allow
you to free-hand numeric characters.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>It's not just for the lettering.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial
color=#40127b><U>http://www.dickblick.com/zz649/11/</U></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>The handle is a little narrow for my grasp so I split a length of player
tubing</DIV>
<DIV>and wrapped it around to beef it up.</DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>--
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<DIV><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>