Actually on my first "test" Blast, I don't think, I ever got to any center pins or felts. I duck taped the backckecks, butts and catchers, stripped the damper felt and sticker felts. I also lightly spayed clear lacquer to the entire action, looked very fine to me. Clean and respectable. It was dead...now everything looked good, and worked well. I didn't ever expect to get "a new concert uptight action" from the idea of the procedure. It was an experiment, back 23-25 years ago..recieved with great deal of laughter and criticism. People are getting it "BLASTING" in the piano industry, closer to a science now from what I read. I'm all ears, for improvements in our field. My eyes are open too. Gregory
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