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<DIV align=left>I've got to say the string leveling tool looks=
intriquing. I wonder if there is any of danger of=
kinking the wire? Charles? Probably a small=
amount of pressure makes the changes?</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>David I.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>----- Original message=
----------------------------------------><BR>From: Paul=
McCloud <<A=
href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net">pmc033@earthlink.net</A>><=
BR>To: Pianotech <<A=
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec=
eived: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:38:08 -0700<BR>Subject: RE: lifting=
strings</DIV>
<DIV align=left><BR>I attended a class given by Charles Faulk who=
has invented a tool which can help level strings either up or=
down. Go to <A=
href="http://www.faulkpiano.com">www.faulkpiano.com</A> and=
check it out.</DIV>
<DIV> Paul McCloud</DIV>
<DIV> San Diego</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color:=
black"><B>From:</B> <A title=collin.s@skynet.be=
href="mailto:collin.s@skynet.be">Stéphane Collin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A=
title=pianotech@ptg.org=
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 09/30/2004 9:57:06 AM=
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> lifting=
strings</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello dear list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to improve my string=
lifting skills.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After a new stringing job and a=
decent first pass on action regulation, when the strings have=
been tuned about 6 times and have stretched out a little, I=
take my hook and lift all the strings once to ensure a good=
termination at agraffees (or capo).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then, I take a little piece of=
straight aluminium, 1 mm thick and wide as three unissons, that=
I put on the strings at the place of striking line. =
Plucking the strings tells me what string is higher than the=
others, as the piece of aluminium sits on them and mutes=
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok, nothing new up 'till=
now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My problem is that I have a hard=
time to do an accurate job here. The strings respond very=
well to the first hook pull, but after that, to refine the=
string height, I find that some strings still respond to hook=
pull, some others no way and stay at the same height. I=
try then to lower the strings that are too high by knocking on=
them close to the agraffee with a caoutchouc hammer on a brass=
rod, but again, some will get down, some others no way. I=
end up with a quite good but not perfect job, which saddens=
me much.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any ideas about how to improve this=
technique ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And yes, sarcasms welcome foreseen=
that they accompany a good idea (smile).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane=
Collin.</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>