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<DIV>Pricey is the key word here. Yes, that was my initial =
choice.......until I
priced a slab of granite (about $700). Then I thought of a pool table - =
a
high-quality junked one - take the slate out of it - that would probably =
be the
way to go. I looked under all the rocks in my backyard, but did not find =
a pool
table, so that idea went out the window. That's when I got a call from =
some guy
who asked what he could do with an old Lester spinet. I told him I'd be =
right
over and went out and hitched up my trailer. I was surprised to find how =
unlevel
the back of a piano actually is. But some epoxy filler on the back beams =
and my
six-foot flat sander straightened that puppy out real nice. Some oak and =
maple
planking, some legs, and I have one of the flattest, best sounding =
regulating
tables I have seen!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A =
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca" =
title=baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>jolly
roger</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 25, 2001 =
10:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Grand =
regulating</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hey Terry,
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<LI> &nb=
sp;
If you want a really flat regulating table, go to your local tomb =
stone
company, anf get one made out of slate or granite. You =
could
also have it inscribed on the reverse side, and take it with you =
when you go
to the here after. Pricey but it is not effected by the =
vargaries of
humidity. </LI></UL>Just a little over kill for a Sunday =
evening.
<g> And a morbid sense of =
humor.<BR>Roger<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>