<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Front Duplex</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } DL { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } UL { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } OL { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } LI { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I must have missed that trick. What = type of glue and how much?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith R.</FONT><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>The 'glue on the duplex length' trick (thank you Jim Coleman = snr), to increase mass and therefore to detune, is a very effective on the road = fix.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>We nickel plate our front duplex bars (after hardening) to = improve string rendering and to prevent corrosion.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Ron O.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000>-- <BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Times = color=#000000>       OVERS PIANOS</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000>Grand piano = manufacturers</FONT><FONT color=#000000></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000>________________________<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000>Web:   http://www.overspianos.com.au</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000>Email: mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au</FONT><FONT = color=#000000><BR>________________________</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></B= ODY></HTML>