<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=593465623-27052005><FONT = face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>No chain-yanking here. How does it work? Are = the hammers loose or in place in the action? Does the pounder hit the striking = surface of the hammers or the keys?</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joe Garrett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 27, 2005 4:57 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pounder<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara asked: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT><PRE>Well, now, Joe, who do = you get to hold the pounder? Or did you make a = stand for it? </PRE><PRE>Barbara,</PRE><PRE>I have a feeling you're = trying to yank my chain. YOU hold it!<G> 15-30seconds per note and = you'll be amazed how much difference you have = caused!<G></PRE></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>