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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think Pierre has forgotten to add the =
web link
that deals with the regulation of the French Grand pianos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It must be this link he wanted to share =
to
you:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://fractales.inria.fr/~louchet/perso/pianos.html">http://frac=
tales.inria.fr/~louchet/perso/pianos.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe with the google translating =
option you can
get the full page in english if you don't understand french at =
all.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>These pianos are a bit strange in terms =
of
regulation for the techs who have the habit of regulating standard =
actions, but
when properly rebuilt and regulated, they have a very good =
sound.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course, we often encounter this kind =
of pianos
in France, because this is the country they come from, so we have the =
practice
for the servicing of these actions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One of the interesting features of this =
action is
that you can remove a key without removing all the action stack from the =
key
frame.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe you cannot reach an awesome =
precision in some
steps of the regulation (I particularly think about the drop regulation, =
which
is regulated with a "T-shaped" screw), but I think it is worth the work, =
these
pianos have a soul.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think the main problems are the =
under-damper
system, and first of all the huge amount of work needed to remove the =
pinblock
from the case : it is wedged between the two sides of the =
case.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck with it !!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>