<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Chickering Stringing Pattern</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite>At 11:48 AM -0400 9/20/03, Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote:</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Some restringer was just too lazy to make three tie-offs. ...Jon Page, piano technician</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#000040">   That's poor crapsmanship. Let's call it what it are<br>     Dale</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Gee, guys. Quick to shoot from the hip, aren't we?</div> <div><br></div> <div>I'd hardly view this as being lazy or that other word. It seems a very innovative approach to me. I've seen pianos strung this way from a manufacturer.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Tip of the hat to all concerned,</div> <div><br></div> <div>Keith McGavern<br> Registered Piano Technician<br> Oklahoma Chapter 731<br> Piano Technicians Guild</div> <div>USA</div> </body> </html>