<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> Which makes me wonder when we'll be able to get Wurzen bushing c= loth? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Jurgen Goering" <PIANOFORTE@PIANOFORTESUPPLY= .COM> To: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Received: 12/7/2005 2:05:= 00 PM Subject: Re: wurzen testimonial Jason, Thanks for sharing your customer's resounding af= firmation of your work and the impact that switching front rail punchin= gs can have. In his email, your customer writes "bushings" when he refe= rs to the Crescendo punchings. His comments dovetail with the feedback = I have been getting from technicians all across the continent. See: htt= p://www.pianofortesupply.com/cresc.testimonia.html Doesn't it feel good= to go beyond satisfying even the most demanding customers! Jurgen Goer= ing <SMALLER>Piano Forte Supply info@pianofortesupply.com http://www.pi= anofortesupply.com</SMALLER> On Dec 7, 2005, at 8:49 AM, Jason Kanter w= rote: <EXCERPT><FONTFAMILY><PARAM>Arial</PARAM><SMALLER><X-TAD-SMALLER>= Monday I partially regulated a ten-year-old Steinway B for an extraordi= narily accomplished pianist. I replaced the front rail punchings w= ith Wurzen Crescendo conical punchings, lubricated all the key pins, ap= plied alcohol to the hammer flanges and teflon to the knuckles, li= ghtly filed the hammers, raised the hammer line slightly, and adjusted = letoff. The owner called me on Tuesday to thank me profusely - he loves= it. He then sent me this email:</X-TAD-SMALLER></SMALLER></FONTFAMILY>= </EXCERPT><EXCERPT>   "<SMALLER><X-TAD-SMALLER>The firmer felt bus= hings increase feedback and facilitate consistency. Along with the soft= er hammers, I find it easier to produce consistent volume during high v= elocity playing and trills, particularly in the middle volume ranges. T= here is a more decided finish to the key strike, which I find very sati= sfying. I also feel more confident in my playing. It is hard to say how= much is related to the bushings and how much to the capstan and let-of= f adjustments. In any case, the end result is a resounding success.</X-= TAD-SMALLER></SMALLER></EXCERPT><EXCERPT>"   <FONTFAMILY><PARAM>Ar= ial</PARAM><SMALLER><X-TAD-SMALLER>/</X-TAD-SMALLER></SMALLER></FONTFAM= ILY></EXCERPT><EXCERPT> <BOLD><FONTFAMILY><PARAM>Verdana</PARAM><X-TAD-= SMALLER>|| ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| ||</X-TAD-SMALLER></F= ONTFAMILY></BOLD> <FONTFAMILY><PARAM>Verdana</PARAM><X-TAD-SMALLER>Jaso= n Kanter . jkanter@rollingball.com</X-TAD-SMALLER></FONTFAMILY> <FONTFA= MILY><PARAM>Verdana</PARAM><X-TAD-SMALLER>Piano tuning, regulation, rep= air</X-TAD-SMALLER></FONTFAMILY> <FONTFAMILY><PARAM>Verdana</PARAM><X-T= AD-SMALLER>Serving Seattle and the San Juans</X-TAD-SMALLER></FONTFAMIL= Y> <FONTFAMILY><PARAM>Verdana</PARAM><X-TAD-SMALLER>425 830 1561</X-TAD= -SMALLER></FONTFAMILY><SMALLER> </SMALLER></EXCERPT></DIV></BODY></= HTML>