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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Keith McGavern<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font =
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Saturday,
 November 29, 2003</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Dummy =
Damper/Tom</span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'>At </span></font>6:10 PM -0500 11/29/03, Tom =
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>... It seemed to me that because you observed =
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>actions where the design made the dummy =
unnecessary,
you contended that</span></font></p>

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split
rod--</span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'>You've hit the nail on the head, my friend! =
In a<u>
properly designed and adjusted damper systems</u> that is exactly what I =
do
contend.</span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sincerely,<br>
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</x-tab>Tom
Driscoll RPT</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
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 style='font-size:12.0pt'>Keith McGavern</span></font></p>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Keith,</span></font></p>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My
last word here---I promise!!!&nbsp; If the auxiliary damper is =
incorporated in
these actions they are properly designed .Just my =
opinion.</span></font></p>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Your
amigo</span></font></p>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tom
Driscoll RPT</span></font></p>

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