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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sheech, Michael, Why do you continue to =
do it the
hard way <GGG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose =
Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</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> Wednesday, September 14, =
2005 9:17
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> FW: New Tuning =
Hammer</DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Michael Gamble
[mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 14 September 2005 =
15:16<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'Susan Kline'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: New Tuning
Hammer</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello Susan<FONT =
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List<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I only use levers on =
uprights
(verticals) on all pianos that lie-down-flat I use a ‘T’ hammer. I =
have a
whole bunch of those for square pianos ‘cos some of the squares are =
dated late
1700’s when the tuning pins were hand made and no two were of the =
same
dimension! Great fun!, Most en-joy-a-ble! I agree they can be a back =
pain –
particularly when the pins are right at one end (the bass end) in a =
bunch. I
am left handed, you see, so quite a bit of cross-hand-boogie is =
required!
Some have their pins along the spine then I have to find some =
antique
chair to open the top lid on to. For this is usually in a museum and
frequently there are visitors hanging around asking questions….
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards from sunny =
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michael
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Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Susan Kline
[mailto:skline@peak.org] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 14 September 2005 =
07:08<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pianotech<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: New Tuning
Hammer</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">At 07:14 AM 9/14/2005 +0100, =
you
wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">there’s too few =
positions you can
use on an oblong pin – both at 180deg. To each
other.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR>Hello, Michael. =
<BR><BR>I have a
system for dealing with the oblong pins, though it's been awhile =
<BR>since I
agreed to tune a square. They are awfully hard on one's back. =
<BR><BR>The
supply houses (at least over here) have a little extender to use when
<BR>grand struts are too tall for your normal lever and tip to reach =
the first
<BR>row of pins. One end looks like a tuning pin top, and the other is =
threaded to <BR>accept a normal tuning tip. <BR><BR>I just put my =
oblong
tuning tip on it. Then when tuning a square, I just <BR>pick it up, =
and move
it by hand to the next tuning pin. Since the top is <BR>square like a =
normal
tuning pin, my ordinary tuning hammer, with all 8 <BR>positions =
available due
to the star tip, will fit over it at whatever <BR>angle I choose. It =
is all a
little bit tippy, but it does work. <BR><BR>It lives in the flannel =
bag with
my tip wrench and other tuning tips -- <BR>you know, the bag which =
should live
in the car, but which I use to <BR>hold my kit down in case of =
hurricanes.
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