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11:27 PM, Kent Swafford wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I've cut down trays on 5 or =
6 pianos, most recently this past summer. This can work well. As I =
recall, I did not have to re-regulate the sostenuto =
blade.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The only reason I assumed =
this might come up was higher post lift (because it's mounted further =
from the lever center, the new lever being longer, negligible, I'll bet) =
or higher key end lift (because of moving to 17mm =
shanks). </DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <P style="margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" =
style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I like to add springs. I came into a =
studio a few years ago and the pianist and violinist with which he was =
rehearsing were going back and forth between the two B's, one from '79 =
with springs and one from '90 without, pointing out how much better the =
damping was on the older piano. They were right.</FONT></P> =
</BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV>Hah! Exactly what I'm looking for. If you're =
adding them, are these the 008643 (old style)? One way or another I have =
to get the springs out of the way of the saw cuts, either by completely =
uprooting them or by bending the long leg 180º backwards (temporarily =
removing 1/2 coil). If you had an exact-match source, then I wouldn't =
have to worry about springs get mangled during the above proposed =
methods. Also, if you were adding springs to levers not made to receive =
them, how'd you make the spring groove? By hand with a veining =
tool?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE =
type="cite"></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV>On Jan 7, 2006, at 9:43 PM, <A =
href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> =
wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" =
face="Arial">I do change the tray pivotsto be in line with the =
underlever centers, which can take some time, but that's the nature of =
custom mods.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>Looks like I'll be scabbing on a =
small block at each end of the tray, 'cause without them the pivots =
would want to fall in the area cut out for clearance of the inside end =
of the lever. ".......<FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">but =
that's the nature of custom mods"</FONT><DIV><FONT =
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class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT =
class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">I'll glad it's on record that =
someone else has been doing this already <g> This is for <FONT =
class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><A =
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/studio.html</A></FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN =
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margin-left: 0px; ">Bill Ballard RPT</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
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P.T.G.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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