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size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></FONT></FONT>Just=
remember it isn't...tune...hit the key...tune...hit the=
key...it's tune while manipulating the key/hammer (not too=
hard!) at the same time. Use the key/hammer to keep=
that string moving across the friction points while making small=
adjustments to the pin.</P>
<P align=left>David I.</P>
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size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">----- Original message=
----------------------------------------><BR>From: <<A=
href="mailto:Alpha88x@aol.com">Alpha88x@aol.com</A>><BR>To:=
<<A=
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec=
eived: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:04:57 EDT<BR>Subject: Re: Soft=
blows</FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>In a message dated=
10/26/2004 9:38:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,=
davidlovepianos@comcast.net writes:<BR><BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px;=
BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=
TYPE="CITE">Or, you can tune with firm blows and check with soft=
blows. It think<BR>that works better. =
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Greetings,<BR><BR> &nb=
sp; Yesss!! If you use a firm blow=
it actually "equalizes" string over it's friction points and=
stablizes as well as confirms where the string's position=
actually <I><U>is</I></U>. I then use a softer blow to make sure=
thats where I want that note.<BR><BR>Julia, <BR>Reading,=
PA<BR><BR><BR></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>