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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Gene,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>You made me think. We recently purchased an impact
drill to drill holes in our cement basement walls. It has a force limiter dial
so one could limit the tork on the screw yet push the screw to set the screw
deeper.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Only a little bit might be all you need. <BR>Don't
twist a head off!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=nelsong@intune88.com href="mailto:nelsong@intune88.com">Gene
Nelson</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, July 29, 2011 5:56 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] tightening the
pressure bar</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I am curious to hear your thoughts about tightening up
the hold down screws on an upright pressure bar – pulling the bar down to put
more pressure on the strings.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">That is; when do you decide to tighten and why – that
is before you experiment – before you tighten and just see what
happens?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Working on a 40’s vintage Wurlitzer 42” console I
found it sharp from the lo-tenor to the top and after 3 passes it still wanted
to pull sharp (likely a separate issue).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It has semi loose tuning pins – the type where you
could feel every tick with the slightest movement of the tuning hammer and
every tick produced a noticeable pitch change – it was not easy to set the
pins.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thinking that tightening the pressure bar could add
some drag/friction and help with this situation?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Gene<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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