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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The drills are cheaper, and comes in any size you want or need. And the holes you drill are very clean when you clamp them down before drilling. Try it, you’ll be surprised how nicely it works.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Wil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ed Foote<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 26, 2012 3:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Round button string rest felts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Wh</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>y not use a punch the size of the pivot pin?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ed Foote RPT<br><a href="http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.html">http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.html</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Encore Pianos <<a href="mailto:encorepianos@metrocast.net">encorepianos@metrocast.net</a>><br>To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br>Sent: Sat, May 26, 2012 1:49 pm<br>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Round button string rest felts<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_0_3c247345-6faa-431c-aa95-d768631efeb4"><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>They are good for making all sorts of punchings. I like to make oversize<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>punchings for trapwork between the lever arm and the mounting blocks. I<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>clamp the felt of desired density and thickness between two pieces of wood<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>and drill a hole the size of the pivot pin all the way through. This leaves<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>a nice clean hole in the center. Then center my punch in that hole and<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>punch it out in the chosen diameter Oversize punchings here make the<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>lever arm more stable. <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Will <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Of Mark Schecter<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 1:57 PM<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Cc: <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Round button string rest felts<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Yup, same thing. Also called hollow punch set. For googling ;).<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>~Mark Schecter<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>On May 26, 2012, at 10:49 AM, "Encore Pianos" <<a href="mailto:encorepianos@metrocast.net">encorepianos@metrocast.net</a>><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Alright, I looked up what it should be called: Gasket punch set, also <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> known as a self centering punch set<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <a href="http://www.upholsterysupplies.com/images/wpe18.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.upholsterysupplies.com/images/wpe18.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> -----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Behalf Of Mark Schecter<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 1:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Cc: <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Round button string rest felts<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Arch punch. <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> ~Mark Schecter<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> On May 26, 2012, at 7:13 AM, "Encore Pianos" <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <<a href="mailto:encorepianos@metrocast.net">encorepianos@metrocast.net</a>><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>> leather circle punch<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre></div></div></div></body></html>