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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I have copies of a book called, =
"Piano Tone
Building" published by the PTG long ago and a book by Dolge called, =
"Pianos and
their Makers," written early in the 1900's and various other reading I =
scavenge
for.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>James Grebe , <BR> Piano Tuner-Technician, Wood
Artisan <BR>new website <A
href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=fordpiano@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:fordpiano@earthlink.net">Phillip
Ford</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 29, 2003 =
11:32
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Mother in Law of =
All Cutoff
Bars</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Hi Phil,</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">During the last part of George =
Steck's life
his obsession was to design a piano that would hold tune almost
indefinitely. He tried a lot of things including =
radically heavy
bracing and attaching the plate to the structure every place he =
thought it
would help. Too bad he did not live longer.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Jim</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial size=-1>James =
Grebe
,</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial =
size=-1> Piano
Tuner-Technician, Wood =
Artisan </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=-1>Jim,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=-1><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=-1>How do you come by your knowledge of =
George
Steck?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=-1><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=-1>Phil Ford</FONT></DIV>
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