<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Ah -- you mean the damper, of = course!  Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <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=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@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, March 16, 2004 = 11:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway ringing, = was Treble ringing problem</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/16/2004 7:24:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, <A = href="mailto:741662027@charter.net">741662027@charter.net</A> = writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dale,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Can you explain this step = further?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Rochester, MN</FONT></DIV> <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=mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway = ringing, was Treble ringing problem</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Slit the trichord & apply = kite string in the groove. </FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV> <FONT size=4>      = Cy</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>  Use a new sharp razor cut the = slot a bit deeper , insert kite string.  This spreads the fingers/wedges = & damps better.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>   = Dale</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>