Richard, I've never seen a Sauter spinet but here are their website and e-mail addresses. You might be able to find out something from them that way. e-mail: info@sauter-pianos.de http://www.sauter-pianos.de Avery At 04:07 PM 10/08/03 -0500, you wrote: >Hello list, > > Today, I looked at 43 year old Sauter Spinet piano. Most all the jacks >were sticking, causing most of the notes on the piano not to play. The piano >is in otherwise very good condition. The strings are not too rusty, all the >hammers are in real good shape, keytops are all there, etc., so the little >old lady wants it fixed and really doesn't care about how much it costs, >within certain limits, I imagaine. The problem? Well, every moving part in >this piano is made out of plastic and I'm scared to death to start digging >into it, trying to ream and repin, thinking this plastic is going to crumble >in my hands. I didn't try to repin even a single jack, because I didn't want >to take the chance of breaking something. > Any of you have any experience with this type piano? My Pierce book lists >serial nos. up to 1996, the date if the book, so I wonder if the company is >still in business. Are new whippens available? It sure would make this lady >happy if I could do something for her. Any suggestions would be appreciated. >If I should run, not walk, away, well, I would appreciate knowing that too. >Thanks. > >Richard > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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