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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Kenny,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Think safety glasses.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Did you determine, why the string splice
broke?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I seldom have a splice break, and it is the only
way to go, with an older piano, as a new string will not match
tonally.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kennyfin@jetstream.net href="mailto:kennyfin@jetstream.net">KENNETH
FINLAYSON</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cedel@supernet.com
href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">cedel@supernet.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</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, June 19, 2003 6:09
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> dangerous pianos</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi list. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I could have lost an eye, once upon a time, while
working for the piano store. I had spliced a bass string, about C-4. on a very
old upright. The knot broke, a sharp sliver of broken piano wire hit the
plate, sparks flew, the piece then flew within a small fraction of an inch
from the corner of my eye. I seldom splice bass stings any more, especially on
the older models.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kenny Finlayson,
RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>