New Eudora, strange... NPR

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Hi the following letters included three  "chili peppers" in the new Eudora 
to show flame content.
I don´t think there´s anything nasty, naughty, nor non-appropriate in the 
post.  Any ideas?



At 11:18 26.11.2000 -0600, you wrote:

>Hi Dave,
>               What brand of tacks do you use, and how do you compare the
>tone of various brands?
>Roger
>
>
>At 11:39 PM 25/11/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >No, I'd stick with the metal thumbtacks...better tone and durability.  What
> >is really great is to pull the tacks everyonce in awhile and see how the
> >voicing going...;-] It helps to have your tongue firmly planted when pulling
> >the tacks.
> >
> >David I.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Robin Blankenship <itune@firstsaga.com>
> >To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Date: Saturday, November 25, 2000 11:50 AM
> >Subject: Re: Tacks in hammers
> >
> >
> >>David,
> >>
> >>Would push pins work? Or, would the plastic fall apart after fifty years
> >and
> >>have to be replaced??
> >>
> >>Robin
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: David Ilvedson, RPT <ilvey@jps.net>
> >>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >>Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:58 PM
> >>Subject: Re: Tacks in hammers
> >>
> >>
> >>> Clyde,
> >>>
> >>> This is an old trick that brightens the tone while voicing the hammers
> >and
> >>> the same time.   Where have you been?   ;-}
> >>>
> >>> David I.
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
> >>> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >>> Date: Friday, November 24, 2000 7:22 PM
> >>> Subject: Tacks in hammers
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> >Bud,
> >>> >
> >>> >Doesn't it ruin the hammers to put tacks in them?  Or was the value of
> >>the
> >>> piano
> >>> >low enough that it didn't really matter?
> >>> >
> >>> >Regards, Clyde
> >>> >
> >>> >Bud Schwab wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> Hi gang,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> When I was tuning for MGM in the 60's and 70's we would put small
> >tacks
> >>> in
> >>> >> the hammers to produce the honky tonk sound.  I believe we used those
> >>> >> little tacks that you use to install bridle straps.  I would put three
> >>> side
> >>> >> by side in the trichords and two in the bichords.  It gave quite a
> >good
> >>> >> sound.  Can't tell you any more what movies they were all used in but
> >>> there
> >>> >> quite a few and never had any complaints.  I learned that trick from
> >>the
> >>> >> previous MGM tuner.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Bud
> >>> >>
> >>> >> >In reply to Ed Foote's comments about tuning one string of the
> >>trichord
> >>> a
> >>> >> >bit high, I have also offered a "special effects tuning", which is a
> >>> >> >honky tonk sound. But my idea was to tune one of the trichords DOWN
> >>> >> >slightly. No one has taken me up on the offer yet, so I haven't
> >>actually
> >>> >> >done it.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Have any others tried this? How did you do it? Did it work well? Did
> >>you
> >>> >> >retune the piano afterwards to normal?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Wally Scherer
> >>> >> >Palm Beach County, Florida
> >>> >>
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> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>Roger Jolly
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