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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cutting the felt of the moderator in =
small strps
for each note is a very good idea, which has been used in the past =
too. I
have seen it in a late 19th or early 20th century Petrof =
grand.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It works very well and eliminates the =
annoying
sound made by the one-piece felt moderator when it also hits strings =
that don't
bleong to the note played.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You don't have to cout throuh the whole =
piece of
felt, just on the lower part where the hammers strike it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <BR>Calin Tantareanu<BR><A
href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com">http://calintantareanu.tripod.=
com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Christus4@aol.com
href="mailto:Christus4@aol.com">Christus4@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 28, 2003 =
6:10
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Muffler felt =
problem</DIV>
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