<p> the expanding leads wil be good enough.must be a<br>
satisfying closure for the weekend <br>
Lim<br>
On May 6, 2012 1:00 PM, "Joseph Garrett" <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Thought I'd enlighten.<G> Ran into a P.C. Weaver, upright. Pretty normal<br>
> throughout ...except the bass tuning pin pattern/configuration.<br>
> It had a 3 tuning pins pattern, instead of the normal 2 or 4. Really<br>
> harkened me back to my beginners mode, since I had to trace all of the<br>
> strings to make sure I was on the right pin!<G> After a fashion, I figured<br>
> out the "system", but even then it was a mind bender. The "system" was,<br>
> (going down in the bass w/mute strip in), bottom pin for first note; bottom<br>
> pin for second note; middle pin for third note; middle pin for fourth note;<br>
> top pin for fifth note; top pin for sixth note....then, do it all over<br>
> again.<G><br>
> Today, a Pleyel Wolff, Upright, Flat Strung, Overdamper. Main problem:<br>
> expanding leads and moth eaten keyframe felt. Yanked all of the olde felt<br>
> out and did the pin clean/polish. Then replaced with "replica felt". The<br>
> interesting thing was: both the Sharps and Naturals, balance rail pins had<br>
> a route in the front half, so that the felt punching acted like the<br>
> "clipped" punchings that we have discussed at length. BTW, this piano was<br>
> made around 1887. The fact that it was flat strung, with a French style<br>
> Overdamper Action, that had a real Unichorda and the balance pin thang, was<br>
> interesting to be sure.<br>
> So went my week....weird, weirder, and Whoa!<G><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br>
> Captain of the Tool Police<br>
> Squares R I<br>
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