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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Terry,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'll have to try that. I typically lean =
into the
trebble in order to hear it well. The grand is in bad shape. It's =
sitting
at a thrift store. I've been using it as a practice tuning piano. =
It
sounds pretty good all considering. It has several notes that don't =
play. one
where the key feels like it won't budge or depress. Another where you =
can play
it, and then it won't sound again. the hammers stay up. It needs =
some new
strings I'm sure proabalby all new strings, tuning pins tightened plus a =
good
refinishing job. They want 550$ for it. I'd give them 300$ =
for it if
I had the room. It would be a good project learning piano. =
The one I
Have now is an old Stark that I took the action out of, but it needs too =
much
work to be a useful tool for learning. I'd have to put too much =
money into
it I think. This piano I have, the frame and pin block are =
seperated fom
each other with a huge crack that extends across the whole width of the =
piano on
top. It was an old player that somone put different piaces of wood =
on and
this ugly spekley laquer. I kep the keys and action. I need to get =
the
rest out of here so my wife can have more room in the living room for =
our son's
toys et.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 25, =
2006 8:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning =
Hammer</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall, are you sitting/standing in front of =
the
grand piano when you tune the high treble section? If so, yes, =
your lever
will tend to hit the rim. I sit on the side of the piano, =
typically with
the right front piano leg between my knees - then your lever extends =
out over
the capo bar - plus you can see where you are putting your =
mutes!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You mentioned a hammer with the ball on the =
end.
When I was doing some tuning training recently, the instructor had =
one the
Joe Goss sells. I think thy're pretty impressive =
levers.
The one you mention is a different brand, but similar in that it has =
a ball
on the end. It's amazing how many types of tuning levers are =
available
out there. Ilove the feel of the Schaff 21, but I need to order a =
longer
head for when I do grands, the head it came with, a 13g I believe, =
it hits
the rim up toward the trebble section, and one has to get in a crink =
to tune
with it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>ps. I'm curious, how did you attach the wood =
ball from
Hobby Lobby to your lever?</FONT></DIV>
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