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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>Sounds like a lead added to the hammer in=
an attempt to improve the tone...I'd be interested in knowing=
what was the problem with the tone?<BR><BR>David=
Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: Terry <TERRY@FARRELLPIANO.COM><BR>To:=
Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Fri, 25 Feb 2005=
21:10:32 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: M&H BB for sale<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Ummmmm, center=
<EM><U>rail</U></EM> pin?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I agree with you though, lead in the keys=
alone isn't going to do much for tone.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV>Thomas, <BR><BR>I guess=
I'm a little confused but why would anyone even <I>want</I>=
that? <BR><BR>At 07:40 PM 2/25/05, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">You are absolutely=
correct Barbara. Although this piano has (well,=
had)<BR>Touch Design, it was specifically installed with as=
heavy an action as<BR>possible to try and 'help' the piano=
tone. Lots of key lead weighting, all<BR>back towards the=
center pin.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Since the keys don't have center=
pins, are you saying toward the front or <BR>towards the=
capstan? And why would a heavier playing action "help" the=
piano<BR>tone? There are other ways to help the piano tone=
without doing something that<BR>"might" injure" the person=
having to play on it. Like I said, I guess I'm <BR>confused.=
Just curious. <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Thomas=
Maurice<BR>MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, CCNA, CNA, CCA, B.S., M.M.<BR>528=
Nottingham Rd<BR>Baltimore, MD =
21229<BR>410-566-2018<BR><BR><BR>-----Original=
Message-----<BR>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<A=
href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">=
mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf<BR>Of Barbara=
Richmond<BR>Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:26 AM<BR>To:=
Pianotech<BR>Subject: Re: M&H BB for sale<BR><BR>Well, now,=
Terry, someone COULD use Stanwood's method to MAKE a (well?)=
<BR>balanced heavy action. :-) It'd be sort of=
unusual, but it's possible!<BR><BR>Sounds like a "series of=
unfortunate events"---misinformation,<BR>misunderstandings,=
perhaps someone not knowing<BR>how to diagnose or voice,=
confused=
expectations,<BR>or......something.............<BR><BR>Barbara=
Richmond</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>