<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi again Quentin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, indeed, you must be careful for = that.  But if you start with the three strings in a horizontal plane (or close = enough so hammer mating seems correct), then, if you pull the strings in the = same horizontal plane (or close enough), hammer mating should stay correct = (foreseen of course that the hammer crown is in a horizontal straight line (or = close enough)).  But indeed, you must be careful, as when the bending is = done too far or in a bad direction, it is very difficult to come back to the = previous situation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe it is a better idea to do the = horizontal movement first.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin.</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=quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr href="mailto:quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr">Quentin Codevelle</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> Friday, January 28, 2005 = 8:00 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> String spacing: Was = after-ring in new dampers </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Stephane,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When pulling the strings on the right = or on the left, does it have a negative effect on the strings = height?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I mean can you have a good strings = levelling (for a good hammer mating) and a good string spacing for the damping at the = same time?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll give it a try when I'll have to = overcome this problem.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bye,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>