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<DIV><SPAN class=125082800-27032005><FONT face=Arial>Okay, here we
go.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=125082800-27032005><FONT face=Arial>I was having a =
little fun
being annonymous; y'all mostly knew who I was. And I really don't think =
the
question is naive, either. I think it's a darned good =
one.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=125082800-27032005><FONT face=Arial>I've read the =
comments that
have been thoughtfully posted, but I have a very hard time believing =
that bridge
grooves, string stretching, etc., will take a piano 50 cents flat =
in 10
years--especially if it's an old beater that has been crushing and
stretching for 75 years.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=125082800-27032005><FONT face=Arial>I agree with =
Sarah Fox; I
think those pins are s-l-o-w-l-y turning; unwinding, if you will.
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<DIV><SPAN class=125082800-27032005><FONT face=Arial>It's the only =
explanation
that, to me, could account for such huge changes. If the strings were
stretching, they'd be getting thin and I've measured enough old strings =
to know
that, except when abused, they don't change <EM>that</EM> much. =
Soundboards
could squash and split and be flatter over the years BUT sooner or later =
all
that stuff has to pretty well quit changing or the bridge, for example, =
would be
cut through into 89 little segments (I know, some are close to that
<G>).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=125082800-27032005><FONT face=Arial>The screw =
stringer question
was a good one. Old hands, whatayathink?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=125082800-27032005><FONT face=Arial>As to Ron's =
comment on
the Yamaha GH-1 low tenor: Install a DC with undercover and it =
will--if it
behaves at all like my experience with this exact problem--produce a =
certifiable
miracle. But, Ron, you didn't quite get the stupid old saying correct. =
It should
be: "There's no such thing as a stupid question, just stupid
people."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=125082800-27032005><FONT face=Arial>And Joe Goss, =
your comment
"YGTBACMYGTBATB" triggered the following enthusiastic response from me, =
to whit,
"Huh?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Salem, =
MO</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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