<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>Do some of you want to answer ED. I'm not on pianotech, so could one of= you share this with them. Be sure to tell everyone Ed is not on either list= . This came via "ask the Experts". </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings,<BR>        &= nbsp;    Ok, ok, you.ve seen the subject matter and you\'re alread= y rolling your eyes. I have a customer with a 1914 Kranich and Bach grand ap= proximately six foot in length. As with all K&B\'s it has an action that= is toast.<BR>     It is one of these K&B actions with th= e one piece iron frames where you have to remove the whippens to remove the = key sticks. Its in horrible shape.<BR>     Now you ask why bo= ther? The pins are good, the sound board is great and the bridges are good a= nd... it has a heavily carved art case in a spectacular flame mahogany, whic= h also happens to be in good shape. The customer loves this piano, she even = found a print of an old painting with a nearly matching piano in it.<BR>&nbs= p;    So now the point, this customer has money and we are willing= to rebuild the existing action or.... is there someone out there who could = build a new action with conventional whippens, action brackets,etc to replac= e the old action. I understand this is nearly an impossible task but perhaps= there is someone who could do such a thing.<BR>I look forward to your respo= nces.<BR><BR>                  =                Thank You,<BR>  =                      =                     &nbsp= ; Edward Mastin, RPT</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>