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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, Joe, did you call Renner? =
Were you
nice? ;-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe
Garrett</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> Tuesday, February 22, =
2005 1:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> What the =
Hell?!!!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sorry for the profane subject, but =
that was my
reaction to something and I thought I'd share.<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just started Re-Pinning Renner Shanks =
and Flanges
for the 1867 Chickering Action.....popped out the first pin, on a too =
low
friction flange: There's a ridge cut into the center of the center =
pin. It's a
sharp edged groove! Yikes! (said I.<G>) Must be a machining =
boo-boo, as
these pins are machined to the specific length/diameter! (says I to =
myself,
out loud!).......NOT! I've extracted over a dozen and every darned one =
is that
way! Double Yikes! Any thoughts on why in hell this "new innovation"? =
The only
thing that I can see that it does, is screw up the Birds-eye, as it =
has sharp
edges. Have any of you run into this before? Weird, to say the least! =
It's bad
enough, they insist on the "graphite impregnated bushing =
cloth".....now this!
Sheesh!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>