Hi, Avery, Idiosincratic is a good discription of earlier August F.'s. The newer ones have renner actions and should have to problems. If it is about 15 to 20 years old it may have a Finish action that is a real bummer of an action to regulate. You will be able to tell the difference once you pull the action. With the finish action you will need to set your let-off at 1/8". Have a creful look at the pinning as well. If there is a pinning problem procede with great caution. I like the tone of the AFs, but they are sensitive to humidity. There where build behind the iron curtain, but I have not seen one made since. If at all possible I would go and evaluate the instrument before committing to a concert. You may need to spend a lot more time on it than just a tuning. Lots of luck. Newton nhunt@jagat.com
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