<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6001.18099" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>I just use lengths of straws, from my fast food meals on the road.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>That way, they slip in with no problem.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=reggaepass@aol.com href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</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, August 15, 2008 1:07 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Center Pin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">About those:  A helper recently asked if there is a reason that they are sharpened to a fine point (which does make them harder to get back into the canvas case they come in).  Thoughts?<BR><BR>Alan Eder<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: tom <<A href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">tomtuner@verizon.net</A>><BR>To: 'Pianotech List' <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:57 pm<BR>Subject: RE: Center Pin<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } #AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } #AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } #AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } #AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } #AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 A:visited { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } #AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } #AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } UNKNOWN { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-reply } #AOLMsgPart_2_cb5faf39-3971-400a-ae85-ab5ddc91d6b3 DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> <DIV class=Section1> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tom Driscoll </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P.S.  Do you have the Maninno reamers?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">           <BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CACD0835669BCA-17C4-1D1B><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> It's time to go back to school! Get the latest trends and gadgets that make the grade on <A title=http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007 href="http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007" target=_blank>AOL Shopping</A>.</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>John M.Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.</DIV></BODY></HTML>