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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Any comments on &#8220;rear =
notching helps
ensure the string touches the speaking notch (front notch) of the bridge =
before
it makes contact with the hitch pin side (rear notch)&#8221;&nbsp; If it
touches the rear first it will ride off the front&nbsp; notch and up the =
bridge
pin and most likely be detrimental to tone.&#8221; </span></font></p>

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style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>More photos of this piano would be =
welcome
esp on pnotecEdlsit. </span></font></p>

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color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-ric&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
www.pnotec.com/edlist.html</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><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>Delwin D Fandrich<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font =
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Sunday, March
 27, 2005</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>9:09 =
AM</span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '</span></font><font =
size=2
 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Pianotech</span></font><fon=
t
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: DAG vs. =
1708</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal =
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.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></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>Terry<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font =
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>March 27, =
2005</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font =
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>4:43 AM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font =
size=2
 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Pianotech</span></font><fon=
t
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: DAG vs. =
1708</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><em><i><font size=3
face="Verdana Ref"><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana Ref"'>Why
are the backside pins notched like the front? Wouldn't seem like it =
would
really be necessary unless you have a sounding duplex. Just wondering =
...</span></font></i></em></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Verdana Ref"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana Ref"'>Bottom line answer: =
I don't
know. That's how the original was done and I certainly didn't want to =
change
anything the original masters did!</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>You do it so the strings won't buzz against the un-notched =
top of
the bridges . . . .&nbsp;and, yes, it is nice work.</span></font></p>

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