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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The reason I try to repair first is =
that
the old string has two properties a new string doesn’t =
have:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>1 It is already =
stretched.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>2 It will “sound-match” =
its fellows.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>=
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style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Michael G.(<st1:country-region =
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w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>)<o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</spa=
n></font></b><font
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Piannaman@aol.com [mailto:Piannaman@aol.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 04 October 2005 =
04:19<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: some days =
you get
what you ask for</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>HI =
Michael,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Admission I shouldn't make: this =
didn't
even occur to me. I know how to tie the durned things, too. =
I did
it before I took the technical until I was blue in the =
fingers....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks for the =
reminder,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks for the reminder!In a =
message
dated 10/3/2005 10:41:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, =
michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Yes, Dave,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal =
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>That was some day for you. I always try to repair broken =
bass
strings whenever possible, even if it means cutting back the windings on =
the
speaking length and making my gnott there. I find it works for maybe the =
knot
replaces the missing mass of copper. I did that on one-of-a-pair of bass
strings in an old Bluthner upright (vertical) and there was no mis-match =
–
isn’t that something? As for treble pairs – again I try =
repair by “pulling it
round”. Of course this can only be done if the break occurs at the =
wrest pin
(sorry, tuning pin). I keep the string on the hitch by using a mini =
vise-clamp
or even a surgical clamp (Joe G <G> gave it another name, but =
I’ve
forgotten). My light frequently comes from a torch held in the teeth! =
Yummy!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal =
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Regards from the failing light of a cloudy evening in The =
Village.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Michael G.(<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place =
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>)</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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