<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C6194C.B903A2F0" rel=File-List> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=purple link=blue> <DIV> <DIV>Since I'm taking care of the "double posting" thingees....I forgot to mention: Make Sure the Springs are "pointed" the right direction! DAMHIK[G]</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=deanmay@pianorebuilders.com href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">Dean May</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/14/06 6:01:31 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Hammer Springs - Where to buy?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV> <DIV>Dean,</DIV> <DIV>Exactly!<G></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=deanmay@pianorebuilders.com href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">Dean May</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">An open list for piano technicians</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/14/06 5:54:42 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Hammer Springs - Where to buy?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great tip, Joe! For clarification what you are talking about is inserting the welding rod through the looped coils of the springs. It took me a minute to put that together, but then I’m slow. ;-)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoAutoSig><B><FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC" color=navy size=6><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 22pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bradley Hand ITC'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes">Dean<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">Dean May<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">             </SPAN>cell 812.239.3359<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">PianoRebuilders.com<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </SPAN>812.235.5272<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">Terre Haute IN<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>47802<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'">John, </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'">You forgot the most important item, that makes this job sooooo much easier: The .090" welding rod w/little handles on them. Point the other end for easy insertion. Insert as you go. This keeps the coils straight and keeps them from "crushing" when you pull them tight!<G> Each rod is about 30" long, so you'll need two. (one from each end.)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'">If y'all haven't done it this way....next time try it, you'll love it. Just did a console (1970's) with the high acid felt problem, last week. The customer has been fighting this for all that time and is now ecstatic that his little piano plays so well!<G></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'">Oh, BTW, use your center pin nippers to flush cut the excess wire tails. THEN....glue on the felt.....With hot hide glue! The glue helps to hold the springs in the rail...so, slop it on.<G></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'">Regards,</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'">Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'">Captain, Tool Police<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'">Squares R I<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="AGaramond Bold" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'AGaramond Bold'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>