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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Dean
May<BR><B>Sent:</B> August 22, 2005 5:46 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Pianotech'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Baldwin Designs, =
etc.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
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color=navy size=3><SPAN
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mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Why
not? I do it all the time.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times =
New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: =
12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: =
0.5in"><st1:State><st1:place><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; =
mso-bidi-font-family: =
Arial">Del</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:State><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:State><st1:place><FONT face=Arial =
color=navy
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Del</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:State><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, you have =
a special
license that gives you permission to do things that terrify the rest =
of us.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: =
yes"> </SPAN>;-)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
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Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><B><FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC" color=navy =
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'Bradley Hand ITC'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-no-proof: =
yes">Dean<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=navy><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; =
mso-no-proof: yes">Dean
May</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: =
yes"> &n=
bsp;
</SPAN>cell 812.239.3359<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: =
yes">PianoRebuilders.com<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>812.235.5272<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place><st1:City><FONT face="Times New =
Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">Terre
Haute</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; =
mso-no-proof: yes">
</SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">IN</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: =
yes">
</SPAN></SPAN><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">47802<SPAN
class=265261203-24082005><FONT
face="Comic Sans =
MS"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></P></DIV></B=
LOCKQUOTE>
<P class=MsoAutoSig dir=ltr><st1:place><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN
class=265261203-24082005></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place>&nb=
sp;</P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig dir=ltr><st1:place><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN =
class=265261203-24082005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">No. I just ponder this stuff. And I wonder =
why a
lot.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig dir=ltr><st1:place><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN =
class=265261203-24082005><FONT
face="Comic Sans =
MS"></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig dir=ltr><st1:place><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN =
class=265261203-24082005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">And then, when I look at a plate with a =
bunch of
hitchpins up at one end and I think about how much stress is really on =
that
section of the plate I end up thinking, "well, why not?" The plate bolts =
don't
really carry any of the string tension load. At least not through the =
upper half
or so of the plate. And it's debatable if they carry any of down below. =
So, what
danger is there really in removing a few plate bolts? At worst it's =
going to
want to bow up a bit and I can prevent that by lightly clamping the =
plate down
through the area as I go. =
</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig dir=ltr><st1:place><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN =
class=265261203-24082005><FONT
face="Comic Sans =
MS"></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig dir=ltr><st1:place><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN =
class=265261203-24082005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">So, while I don't recommend the practice -- I'm =
not in your
shop and I don't know all of the mitigating circumstances -- I'll simply =
say
that I do it all the time for various reasons. Some of which I could =
probably
have avoided if it weren't so easy to change things later
on.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig dir=ltr><st1:place><st1:PostalCode><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN =
class=265261203-24082005><FONT
face="Comic Sans =
MS"></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </P>
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style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN =
class=265261203-24082005><FONT
face="Comic Sans =
MS">Del</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></P></BODY></HTM=
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