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<DIV>Speaking of buckskin, some of the Hamiltons, had the dreaded Corfam. This
should be replaced.</DIV>
<DIV>Regardsm</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=kenneth.gerler@prodigy.net
href="mailto:kenneth.gerler@prodigy.net">kenneth.gerler@prodigy.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=sarah@gendernet.org
href="mailto:sarah@gendernet.org">sarah@gendernet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 11, 2002 1:21
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Newbie question: Are bridle
straps necessary?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>About the regulation (hammers bouncing).
Depending on where the Hamilton was, the hammer butt buckskin where the jack
contacts the hammer butt becomes worn after many years of playing.
If the regulation is set to specs without repairing that buckskin, there is an
indentation in the buckskin that the jack can not escape and that causes the
"bouncing" action. That is the reason the in can't be regulated properly. Look
at the buckskin of a new hammer butt and compare it to the hammer butts in
your Hamilton, you will see the wear. OR if a butt or two didn't have the
jacks centered on the buckskin, you can see the ridge left on one side or the
other and then you can compare how much wear is visible.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken Gerler</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>