<html> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Californian = FB"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian = FB";color:blue'>Mike,</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Californian = FB"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB";color:blue'>For = future reference...Wally has a parts sample kit.  It is worth having on = hand.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Californian = FB"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian = FB";color:blue'>jeannie</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Californian = FB"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian = FB";color:blue'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Copperplate = Gothic Light"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic = Light";color:blue'>Jeannie Grassi, RPT</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Copperplate = Gothic Light"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic = Light";color:blue'>Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New = Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><a = href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><font size=2 face="Copperplate Gothic Light"><span = style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Copperplate Gothic = Light"'>mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</span></font></a></span></font></p>= </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center = style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=3 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 = face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</spa= n></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Michael Spalding<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February = 10, 2005 7:18 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: ARGHH! = Knabes*&^ just venting</span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>David, and = Jeannie,</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Yes, I just = looked at Wally's dimension sheet, and the Abel Knabe shanks are 3/4 mm = narrower.  Too late to buy the Abel shanks, I've already modified the Renners to = fit.  Next time, I'll know which parts to buy.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'>thanks</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'>Mike</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 3.0pt; margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message = ----- </span></font></p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> <p class=MsoNormal = style='margin-left:.5in;background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span= ></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net" = title="davidlovepianos@comcast.net">David Love</a> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To: = </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:spalding48@earthlink.net" = title="spalding48@earthlink.net">spalding48@earthlink.net</a>;<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" = title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span= ></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 2/10/2005 8:44:42 AM </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</s= pan></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> RE: ARGHH! Knabes*&^ just venting</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Abel (through = Brooks Ltd) sells a narrow flange just for such situations.  Did you try that = one?</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></fo= nt></p> <div> <p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face="Times = New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>David Love<br> davidlovepianos@comcast.net </span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original = Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span = style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Michael Spalding<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February = 10, 2005 5:29 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> ARGHH! = Knabes*&^ just venting</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'>List,</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Well, the = post-holiday lull seemed like a good oppportunity to begin the rebuild of the small = Knabe grand I acquired last year.  A colleague whose rebuilding business = is 90% S&S and Mason warned me that Knabes can be a pain.  I'm = beginning to see what he meant, and all I've tried to do so far is install the new shanks/flanges.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> - First, = run them through the table saw to shorten the flange length so they'll fit inside = the lip on the rail.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> - Scare up = an extra set of washers, because the counterbore is 2 washers deep and the screw = head diameter is too large to sit inside the counterbore.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> - Discover = that the spacing in the bass section is so close that there's no room between = flanges for spacing, and the knuckles are rubbing on each other.  Ttake = them all off again, measure every flange to select the narrowest 25,  and = run them through the router table on the modified hammer tapering jig to shave = 1/2 mm off the width of the knuckles.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>what's = next??</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>thanks for = listening, I feel better now.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'>Mike</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Michael = Spalding</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'><a href="mailto:spalding48@earthlink.net">spalding48@earthlink.net</a></sp= an></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>