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<DIV><FONT size=2>Probably someone else can describe it better, but at =
Nashville
they had such a device for anyone to try their tuning stability =
against.
It appeared to be two PVC tubes about a foot long, one nested inside the =
other
like a telescope. The outer tube had a notch cut in its bottom
(horizontally) the width of a key, so it could straddle the key being =
tested (I
believe it always tested a sharp).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The outer tube was pressed down so that the =
neighboring
naturals were fully depressed. The weight was attached to the =
inner tube,
lifted to the right height, and then dropped.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jackhouweling@dccnet.com =
href="mailto:jackhouweling@dccnet.com">Jack
Houweling</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 06, 2004 =
10:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Exam-Strength Test =
Blows</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The tuning exam pre-screening manual =
talks about
test blows by dropping an 8 ounce weight from six inches three
times. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I heard that there is a device =
for
measuring this. Is there anything about this in the journals or =
does
anyone have a photo they can share I would like to make
one. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack
Houweling</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>