<!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 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Way too easy! But you're right about approaching a = problem with our diagnostic skills and critical thinking in gear and functioning = sharply! Observation, observation observation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'd still like help with this one, = though:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Regarding that dollar-left-over-a-la-the-parlor-chicanery-story. You know...the one = where the three guys ask for a motel room. The manager says they only have one = left, and it's </FONT><FONT size=2>a single bed,  a  roll-a-bed and = couch. Price is $30. They cough up $10 apiece and take the room. Later the manager = has regrets over putting them into such a cramped space, so he tells the = bell boy to take $5 and give it back to the trio as a gesture of accommodation. = Bellboy says, "Heck with that, they'll never give me a tip returning bucks to = them." So, the bellboy knocks on the door and gives the guys back just three = dollars with the compliments of the management. Now, the men spent originally = $30. They got back a dollar each. That's $27 accounted for, right? The bellboy = kept two, making the total accounted for so far of $29. Where's the other dollar? = Same place our Social Security dollars are? Is this how books can be cooked? = Can I use this method to calculate my depreciation and mileage?  = :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>OK, my real piano question: how should the damper = stop rail be set in verticals? Thought about that the last time I tried to put a = strip mute in a Baldwin 243  treble and I had no room to maneuver the strip in = place. Please respond  on subject line "<STRONG>Damper stop = Rail"</STRONG>. Seems to be a lot of variance out there among the various piano manufactures. = Never ever found this subject in any of the books normally = available.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A href="mailto:josephspiano@comcast.net">josephspiano@comcast.net</A></FO= NT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=rnossaman@cox.net href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">Ron = Nossaman</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, May 01, 2004 = 2:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> as long as = we're...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR>While this isn't strictly piano related, this evil = little bit of practical <BR>psychology (magic at it's best) is a very good = example and illustration of <BR>the critical thinking and diagnostic skills we = all should be bringing with <BR>us to the pianos we service - and = everything else we do.<BR><BR><BR><A = href="http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/esp.html">http://sprott.p= hysics.wisc.edu/pickover/esp.html</A><BR><BR>Ron N<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech = list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>