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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK folks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been amazed when =
I've read on this
list that string leveling in grands is so simple and takes so little
time. I know I read it--it made a big impression on me. Well, =
it
takes me a long time and it's work! I push from below, =
I pull
from above. I guess my results are OK, but sometimes I can't get =
them
perfect and give up. My best tool for pulling up is a dowel =
with a
hole drilled through with heavy piano wire threaded through and =
made into a
hook. I read the archives about how great the string hook Don =
Mannino
uses, <that I have> and how well it works for other =
people. If
I could sing, I'd break out into a soulful rendition of Gershwin's "But =
Not for
Me." :-[ </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I brace my arms on the piano, and =
pull with
both hands. I'm always thrilled when pushing from underneath and =
the tool
slips and I smash my thumb on the plate or pinblock or =
whatever.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there a secret or am I just a =
weakling (and a
short one at that)? Is it more difficult to level the strings in a =
piano
whose strings are 10 or more years old? So, what are the best =
techniques
or tools? Somehow I've missed out on this information. =
It
won't be the first time something obvious has gotten past me. No =
need
to get into how to tell the things are level, that's no problem and =
there
was just a thread about that if I remember correctly (and I've got that =
tool,
too).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara (I am frustrated over this =
and my
thumb hurts) Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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