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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Pierre,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The fluted reamers are very hard to =
make even both
sides of a flange.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The opening page of my site shows my =
kit of 12
straight reamers graduated in .001</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>These are available from Jahn, or you =
can order
direct. <BR>Penny enjoys getting stamps from Europe =
<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pierre.gevaert@belgacom.net
href="mailto:pierre.gevaert@belgacom.net">Pierre Gevaert</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> Wednesday, August 24, =
2005 11:02
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: To Ream or Not to
Ream?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>And what about those =
fluted reamers
mentionned in the Reblitz? I've tried to find these for a long time =
now but
without succes. As I never heared anyone else speaking about these I =
suppose
it's not that good to use?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Pierre =
Gevaert</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Belgium</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca =
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John
Ross</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> Tuesday, August 23, =
2005 9:24
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> To Ream or Not to =
Ream?</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I normally used to ream, before
repining.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>However on this latest piano, the =
pins were
tight on removal. Sorry, I forgot to take a torque
measurement.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I normally just go up one size, =
unless they
are really loose.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I am tempted to just go up the one =
size, and
not ream. I do use pin driving fluid.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I would like to be reminded of the =
pros, and
cons of each procedure.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It is a good quality upright, a =
Heintzman,
with what they call an Agraffe Bridge, patented in 1895. It is the =
one with
the three holes drilled through the plate, aligning the
strings.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It had no 1/2 sizes of strings. I am =
adding a
few that seem to improve the inharmonicity, according to
PSCALE.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova =
Scotia,
Canada<BR><A
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href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT=
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