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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello John and List</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You asked:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial> <FONT color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">Do you have any idea how much tension would be on =
A-0 when
tuned to A-445??? </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Wingdings =
color=red><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: =
Wingdings">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=red><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Wingdings color=red><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Non! But it =
can't be
much above design tension can it!</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Wingdings color=red><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Go for it - it =
works
every time. The real "secret" is keeping the tension equal right =
across the
frame.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Wingdings color=red><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Talking about =
equal -
anyone read "An Unequal Music" by Vikram =
Seth?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Wingdings color=red><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Regards</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Wingdings color=red><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michael
G.(UK) </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=JLFortiner@usadig.com =
href="mailto:JLFortiner@usadig.com">John
Fortiner</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">'Michael Gamble'</A> ; <A
title=tomtuner@comcast.net href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">'tom =
driscoll'</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 12, 2005 =
1:05
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Pitch Raise</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"> Michael
Gamble [mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, May 11, 2005 =
3:08
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> tom =
driscoll; <A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Pitch
Raise</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello Tom and
List</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I suppose it's not at =
all helpful
to state the obvious - "it's in Archives"! No? Well then this is the =
way to do
it:</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Have a cheapo ETD - you =
know the
things - get it from a guitar shop. They usually have A=439 to =
A=445 or so.
With that tune all the A's to the A=445 - all 8 of them. <FONT =
color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">Do you have any idea how much tension would be on =
A-0 when
tuned to A-445??? </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Wingdings =
color=red
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: =
Wingdings">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=red size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Next tune the =
intermediate M3's
i.e. all the C# and the F's. Now quarter of the piano is done.
</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Next recalibrate the ETD =
to A=444.
Now tune all the G's to 444 pitch and follow that with their =
intermediate M3's
- i.e. all the D#'s and all the B's. Now you're
half-way!</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Next recalibrate the ETD =
to A=443.
Tune all the G#'s and then the intermediate M3's. (three-quarters of =
the
way!)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Last recalibrate the ETD =
to A=442.
Tune all the F#'s and then the intermediate
M3's</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">And you're done!<FONT
color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> Sounds like a neat system that =
I’m going
to have to try.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN
style="COLOR: red"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Now fine
tune.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Note this... I =
<EM><I><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">ALWAYS</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><STRONG><B><I><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN></FONT></I></B></STRONG>DETUNE EACH STRING SLIGHTLY BEFORE =
PUTTING UP
THE TENSION. This breaks the bonding at the pressure bar or capo. Even =
use a
touch of de-oxidising fluid at those points before you
start.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards from a dark =
<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sussex</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType
=
w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p><=
/P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michael =
G.(<st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place
=
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p>=
</P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> <A
title=tomtuner@comcast.net =
href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">tom
driscoll</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 5:34 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> Re:
Pitch Raise<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black">
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> <A
title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 9:54 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> Pitch
Raise<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: =
12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello
List</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <SNIP>So I =
used my
"Quadrant System" to bring it up to A=440 and fine tune it =
in two
hours. <SNIP></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> =
Michael
G.(<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
=
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p>=
</P></DIV>
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</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
Michael,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> =
Could you
elaborate on the Quadrant system =
?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
Thanks,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> =
Tom
Driscoll RPTired
=
today.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>=
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