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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Who is going to clean up the mess =
and repair the
damage to the sod when it hits? It takes a long time to pick up a =
gazillion
bridge pins center pins etc. Unless someone has a brass magnet the brass =
screws,
etc must be picked up by hand. Been there done that. This is the only =
reason
that I have not tried this for a chapter picnic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>John Dewey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>associate member</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B>Robert Goodale <<A
href="mailto:rrg@nevada.edu">rrg@nevada.edu</A>><BR><B>To: =
</B><A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <<A
=
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Sunday, June 06, 1999 4:32 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: Moving an
Upright<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<P>Pengelly Pensione wrote:
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Dave et al,</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Trebuchet ? Would take some practice though. =
<BR><A
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href="http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~ar39/trebuchets/">http://www.ece.cmu.edu/=
~ar39/trebuchets/</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
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PADDING-LEFT: 5px">As
I recall this didn't do the piano on Northern Exposure much =
good.
:-) so perhaps we'll give this method a =
pass.</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><BR>This would be a GREAT event to feature at a national
convention. Techs could vote for their most hated piano =
several months
in advance, (I can already think of a few). When a winner is =
picked
one could be located and then launched in a parking lot near the =
convention
sight. Bets could be placed on distances. The closest to =
the
mark would get some free tools or some such thing. =
HAAAAAA!!!!!
Anyone game?
<P>Robert Goodale, RPT </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>