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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes sometimes anyone can make a tool =
that will
work. I do not know what Bill Spurlock's outlook on tool making is =
,
but myself I try to target the market that would like a =
tool made
for them as time is money. Tool makers are selling the time that it =
takes
to design the tool, redesign the tool because the design did not work or =
to make
it work better, gather all the parts, make the tool, ship it , =
attend
conventions to promote and show, etc etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not trying to say that we should not =
make our own
tools when we can, for that is where a lot of us started, but reminding =
it is an
expensive undertaking to develop tools, especially those the quality of =
the
Spurlock, Mannino, Franklin, Mahaffy, Renner, etc, etc, etc</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=philromano@attglobal.net
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<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> Thursday, February 28, =
2002 5:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Clean piano</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill's soundboard cleaning tools are =
great but
you can make one (or several -different sizezs for various parts of =
the board)
very easily for quite a bit less than what he charges for them. A =
length of
brazing rod with a piece of flat brass stock silver soldered in a =
"T".
You can grind the ends round and file sand buff whatever. Bend a =
handle shape
in the other end. Cover the brass with bushing cloth and clean =
away! I
have three home made tools that I have been using for years. Ever =
since I saw
Spurlock's! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Romano</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Myrtle Beach, SC</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rrg@unlv.edu href="mailto:rrg@unlv.edu">Robert =
Goodale</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> Thursday, February 28, =
2002 1:12
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Clean =
piano</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>You absolutely MUST get the Spurlock sound board =
cleaning
brush/rake thingies, (not really sure what to call it, sort of a =
squeegee
for piano dirt). Once you use these tools you will never use =
anything
else. I have thoroughly cleaned a dirty board in ten minutes =
with
these. If you are not familiar with this tool see it
here:<BR><BR><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
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href="http://www.spurlocktools.com/id32.htm">http://www.spurlocktools.c=
om/id32.htm</A><BR><BR>Rob
Goodale, RPT<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR><BR><BR><A =
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.com</A> =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:186.40e2657.29af040e@cs.com =
type="cite"><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Hi list, <BR> I was at =
a church
today for a cleaning,and tuning on a small grand.I used a yard =
stick to
clean the soundboard,under the strings.It worked a lot better than =
a
soundboard steel.It is flexible,but stiffer,so you can push a =
cloth
easier,and a much thicker one.It is also very soft wood,so there's =
no
chance of scratching the wood.You can also insert it at the treble =
string
break and cover the whole board.Push the cloth to the top of the
treble,and with the action out,you can remove the cloth with your =
hand.
<BR>Hazen
Bannister</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>=
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