Roger Jolly wrote: > Hi Avery, > They have made great strides in the last year. Soft felt on the > jack spoon buttons, click gone. Better quality drop button leather, click > gone. > Better quality knuckles, click gone. ..thank you...thank you...thank you! ..every 143-153-173 hitting the dealer floor meant alot of work finding clicks and pops for the new guy....I tuned a 153 yesterday on the floor with a ConcertMaster on it, and it was without a doubt the best one to hit the floor in a long time..luckily for me, this one did not have a damper issue as I was pressed for time....and thanks for sharing your idea!.. ..Avery is absolutely correct when he says there are 1-2 tuning pins that are tough to get to.. ..and Roger you are right on the money when you say that the 173 is alot of bang for the buck..I tell all my customers that have one the same thing..I'm looking forward to the new ones arriving with these improvements..the 173's I have encountered in the past were very bright-sounding and noisy in the action.. just the observations of *just an Associate*, Phil
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