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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This is an upright (1098) those specs can’t be right.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Love<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.davidlovepianos.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>Dale Erwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [pianotech] Bore lenght on a 1098<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Hey Jon.<br> I asked Ray and here is the answer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue'>Dale Erwin R.P.T.<br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'><br></span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:darkgreen'><br><tt> </tt></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject: RE: from Jon page on p-tech<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_1_062b5d71-ffcf-4346-a713-bac47023261f"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:crimson'>Stock bore is 2 1/8” bass & 1 13/16 treble. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ray Negron<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ronsen Piano Hammer Co.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Dale Erwin [<a href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com?">mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ray@ronsenhammer.com">ray@ronsenhammer.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> from Jon page on p-tech<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>I was handed a project that another tech could not finish due to a family</span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>illness. New hammers are in the offing but I have a few concerns. </span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>First, the shanks mic .210" but the hammers were bored to .218" (7/32). </span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>That is way too loose. Could a paper shim be glued in on the non-string side</span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>of the molding without causing a problem down the line? Secondly, the</span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>hammers are bored close to the same length as these old, worn ones and there</span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>are shims under the hammer rail already. What is a stock bore </span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>for a S&S 1098? Maybe I should plug these holes and rebore to bring </span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>the action parameters to original specs.</span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>Regards,</span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'> </span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>Jon Page</span></tt><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dale Erwin R.P.T.<br>Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.<br><i>Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos<br><a href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com" target="_blank">www.Erwinspiano.com</a><br>Phone: 209-577-8397<br></i></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>