<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it necessary to floss after each meal?????</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG<BR>Santa = Clara, California<BR><A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A> = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tomtuner@mediaone.net = href="mailto:tomtuner@mediaone.net">Tom Driscoll</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 12, = 2002 2:06 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yamaha upright = hammer spring thread</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kpiano@goldrush.com = href="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">Keith Roberts</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 11, = 2002 10:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yamaha upright = hammer spring thread</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Respectfully because, knowing = myself, there will be a time when I won't have any silk cord, on the road, at = a relatives, and knowing if I don't see any fishing line, any <U>conveneince</U>  or drug store will have dental floss. Not = for every note. The chances are there will be more that fail rather soon = necessitating a shop repair. These ideas are for emergency field repairs. Make the = note work till you get back sort of thing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kinda like knowing chemistry and = finding everything needed in the kitchen. It's not pretty but it = works.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith R</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    You are of = course correct in your suggestion for emergency repair. I can think of many = situations where I  "found a way" to get through a problem with an = alternative technique or material , but I thought the postings were presenting the alternatives as superior to silk . Interesting = thread huh ? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Sorry couldn't = resist .   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom = Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>