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                            Ron Nossaman &lt;rnossaman@cox.net&gt;;                            <br>
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                            Re: [pianotech] Lowering the stack on a Steinway                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">On 10/10/2012 5:56 AM, Ed Foote wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; The treble end<BR>&gt; doesn't allow this, so if you need a guide there, use a small Forstner<BR>&gt; bit. (now that I think about, a Forstner in a drill press might be the<BR>&gt; best way to lower all the cleats!).<BR><BR>That was my first take.Bore depth guides, removing as much material as possible, and chisel/shim to fit. That's assuming the stack is uniformly high throughout, or making allowance at each individual bracket. A fair amount of time spent in any case.<BR>Ron N<BR></td>
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