<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Jason, And yes listen to the felt as = it sings, when shaping the hammers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If it does not sing as you get the old = grooves removed, usually the hammer is dead.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jkanter@rollingball.com = href="mailto:jkanter@rollingball.com">Jason Kanter</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 02, 2005 = 2:25 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> OT Apple picking</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've = been wondering for a couple of years now. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Am I = the only one who selects nice, crisp apples by tapping and listening to them? The = best ones have a nice high tone, nice attack and actually a bit of sustain.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Surely this is a common practice among piano tuners?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>My = wife finds it quite odd and amusing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=343082220-02072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jason</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>