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<A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> October 22, 2003 5:24 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tonebell</DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT
size=3><STRONG>Robin</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> Excellent =
info. Also,
the 6ft. 1905 AB Chase that we rebuilt this year had a bell as well. =
The
piano, built like a tank, had no claims to any thing concerning the =
bell. If
the bell is such an incredible tonal device certainly it would have =
had a more
noticeable effect on tone which to my ear does not. It also torque's =
the rim
which could force the rasten/board joint to rotate out ward and there =
by
upwards also adds torque the board.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3> =
Dale</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 =
size=3>Well, I didn't say
the difference was dramatic. To understand why these things are rarely =
used on
smaller pianos one has only to consider the relative sizes of the plates =
in the
area under question.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080
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