Oops! I used a word wrong ! Oh well, it sounded good..........

gordon stelter lclgcnp at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 30 18:55:21 MDT 2007


I'll try not to do it again!
     Thump


--- "David M. Porritt" <dporritt at smu.edu> wrote:

> OK Avery, it is a word but it is the name for the
> sound we make to make
> certain sounds by narrowing a passage in the vocal
> tract.  The letter "F"
> requires a mono-labial voiceless fricative while the
> letter "V" is the same
> only voiced.
> 
>  
> 
> :-)
> 
>  
> 
> ____________________
> 
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> 
> dporritt at smu.edu
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Avery Todd
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:00 PM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: What are benefits of new shanks on
> upright hammer replacement ?
> 
>  
> 
> fricative? 
> 
>  
> 
> Sorry, I couldn't resisit! 
> 
>  
> 
> Avery Todd
> 
>  
> 
> On 8/30/07, gordon stelter <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
> wrote: 
> 
> I've decided to replace them, for all of the reasons
> cited, plus adjustablity during installation, etc.. 
> But I'll rebuilding the butts with Ecsaine.
> According
> to Bob at Pianotek, it is less fricative than
> buckskin, but he hasn't quite convinced Tokiwa to
> use
> Ecsaine on the upright butts yet ( like they do on
> the 
> grand knuckles ). As I'm dunking the butts in
> SuperClean, and rinsing, they'll be good and wet,
> and
> the shanks will just pull out. Then I'll dry them on
> nylon hardware cloth from the garden section at 
> Lowe's, with 1/2 inch mesh, stretched over a  frame,
> and then refelt, etc..
> 
>    Thanks!
>     G
> 
> 



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