<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey LIST, hey Joe (and a note to = Wim B)  ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hoorah, hooray. They want to put = DC systems in a buncha pianos at the Fort. There IS a Santa Claus. There WILL be a = Christmas, after all! We are talking 9 installed systems here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh sorry, got a little carried away ... = just following up on my comment that some government business is definitely = worth doing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wim ... had a key that wouldn't reset = on soft or medium blows despite all adjustments to wippen height, let-off, etc. = Then I noticed the jack center pin peeking out on one side! In go the = needlenose pliers, squeeze go the needlenose pliers, pin centered, key resets every = time ... and you, Sir, have justified your whole existence! It was the = end of a very long and tiring day and I needed to get outa there. Thanks for that = tip.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=BobRussellpiano@aol.com href="mailto:BobRussellpiano@aol.com">BobRussellpiano@aol.com</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 07, = 2002 9:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Dampp Chaser</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Hello = Terry, I'm in agreement with most of your statement. One issue I would like to = address is what is an appropriate piano to put a system in? When I'm selling a = system for a piano I'm recommending it for several reasons; To protect the piano = from damage, to provide tuning stability, to provide consistent pitch and = tone so the pianist can train their ear, to protect my reputation concerning = tuning stability, to increase the pianist's enjoyment and playing time on the = piano. My point is that the Dampchaser system is an investment in the = <B>pianist </B>as much as it is the piano. The <B>condition </B>of the piano = should be the main consideration, not the <B>value.</B> How can you put a value = on a 5 year old child starting lessons? <BR><BR>Bob Russell RPT</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>