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<DIV>Hello John,</DIV>
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<DIV> The descriptions you have gotten are fairly accurate.</DIV>
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<DIV> The pin hole in the plate is vertically oblong.</DIV>
<DIV>Wegman used the principle of friction between</DIV>
<DIV>medals of difference hardness will hold very well.</DIV>
<DIV> Conover used the same principle in his "Sleeve</DIV>
<DIV>Inserts."</DIV>
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<DIV> I have tuned Wegmans twenty or more times.</DIV>
<DIV> About half of these were the same piano. I found </DIV>
<DIV>them not only to be a joy to tune but also very </DIV>
<DIV>reliable and consistent. </DIV>
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<DIV> Please take note that I was trained to tune
vertical</DIV>
<DIV>pianos with my left hand on the hammer. Therefore the</=
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<DIV>hammer was tilted at about 10:00 or 11:00 o'clock or to </DIV=
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<DIV>the left.</DIV>
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<DIV> I think what killed this system was right handed tuners</D=
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<DIV>who insisted on tuning this piano with hammer at about </DIV>
<DIV>2:00. With the hammer tilted to the right
pulling DOWN </DIV>
<DIV>on the pin therefore increasing the friction. The combination=
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<DIV>of the hammer and the string both pulling DOWN on the </DIV>
<DIV>pin made it difficult to be tuned very well. </DI=
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<DIV> Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Jack Wyatt </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>