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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Californian =
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Californian =
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian =
FB";color:blue'>Wow!!!&nbsp;&nbsp;
I can&#8217;t believe that there is a tool that you don&#8217;t know =
about!!!&nbsp;
Now I&#8217;m REALLY worried about the security of our country.&nbsp; =
&lt;G&gt;</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Californian =
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB";color:blue'>It is =
in my
Renner USA catalog as Check Bending Pliers #1602 on page3-11.&nbsp; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;I
bought it at a Convention. &nbsp;The tool looks exactly like the typical =
backcheck
wire bending pliers that Schaff sells...cat.#5502, page 50 or =
Pianotek&#8217;s
# BPL-1F on page D23, but they machined it, upon Richard =
Davenport&#8217;s
urging, to bend the wire at the 70 degree angle. =
&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Californian =
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian =
FB";color:blue'>Wow!!!&nbsp;&nbsp;
I can&#8217;t believe that there is a tool that you don&#8217;t know =
about!!!&nbsp;
(I&#8217;m still shaking my head.....;&gt;)&nbsp; )</span></font></p>

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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic =
Light";color:blue'>Jeannie
 Grassi</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face="Copperplate =
Gothic Light"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic =
Light";color:blue'>,
RPT</span></font></p>

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Gothic Light"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic =
Light";color:blue'>Associate
Editor, Piano Technicians Journal</span></font></p>

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Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><a =
href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><font
size=2 face="Copperplate Gothic Light"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b></span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:
 10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Joe Garrett</span></font><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, November =
12, 2004
12:00 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: About =
Checking</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jeannie said: =
&quot;</span></font>Renner
USA sells a wire-bending tool just for this purpose with a 70-72<br>
degree angle build into it.&nbsp; I never knew this job could be so easy =
=<br>
until I<br>
bought one and used it..&quot; =20<br>
<br>
jeannie,</p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I looked in my Renner catalogue and didn't =
see
anything like that. A picture or a more comprehensive description would =
be
nice.&lt;G&gt; Or possibly a number?</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best Regards,</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br>
Captain, Tool Police<br>
Squares R I</span></font></p>

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