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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I agree, Mike. I can’t see =
fine
tuning in both directions as a possibility with these things. Possible =
main use
is to get the piano roughly in tune and polish off in your normal =
manner? I
dare say these would also “set” the pins =
though!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Michael G.(<st1:place =
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
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Mike Kurta [mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 18 September 2005 =
15:00<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Impact =
hammers</span></font><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Clue me in on impact =
hammers. I
used one on trial and was frustrated, finding it difficult to make fine
back-and-forth movements in the pins. Moving in one direction was =
fine,
but to go back the other way I had to first take up the slack in the =
head to
reverse direction. Am I to understand that one doesn't make tiny, =
slow
pull changes but instead uses the impact feature exclusively? =
Otherwise
it seemed that the wide movement of the handle was cumbersome and =
difficult to
overcome.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
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Kurta</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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