<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE=
="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 9/20/2003 8:49:29 AM Pacific Standa=
rd Time, Erwinspiano@aol.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT=
: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Some restringer was just too la=
zy to make three tie-offs. And I'd be highly <BR>
critical of the 'loop' crossing over the center tie-off.<BR>
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Just another example of poor craftsmanship in the arena.<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
<BR>
Jon Page, piano technician<BR>
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<BR>
mailto:jonpage@comcast.net<BR>
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FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> Jon=
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ZE=4 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> That's po=
or crapsmanship. Let's call it what it are<BR>
Dale</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
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What's poor about it? Do you think you really hear a performance/tuning diff=
erence? I've seen this pattern on quality pianos I'm sure were original. It'=
s no different from a single string at the end of a section in a Steinway. <=
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Bob Davis</FONT></HTML>