In a message dated 98-08-12 16:33:27 EDT, you write: << While the piano is fairly functional as-is, it is pretty far "off specs" (ie hammer shanks on rest cushions, wide drop, etc). I'm wondering how much of a morass I'll be getting myself into if I attempt to do the best I can by regulating these parts, without selling them on a complete action rebuild (new hammers, shanks & flanges, new wippens, etc). Any comments/suggestions? Thanks, Patrick Draine >> My recommendation would be to encourage your customer to rebuild the action with all new parts. If they don't want to do that, I would suggest you walk away from it. This is a case where the rebuilder did more harm than good by not doing it right in the first place. For you to try to fix his problems it is going to more headaches than you probably want to undertake. The bottom line is that your customer will want the job done right. So unless you have new parts to work with, it's just not going to work. Willem Blees RPT St. Louis
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