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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I failed to mention that this piano had =
all wood
flanges in the action. It was rebuilt sometime back. =
The
wippens look new, and the hammers were installed on shanks that appear =
to have
been previously replaced. I had repinned all the hammer shanks =
yesterday
and bolstered the knuckles, so I knew there was nothing loose in that
assembly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill Maxim</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net
href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 29, 2003 =
10:37
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Today's =
Puzzler</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=230273602-30042003><FONT color=#0000ff =
size=2>Chickering, you
say .... Broken brass plate at hammer flange?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=230273602-30042003><FONT color=#0000ff =
size=2>Alan
Barnard</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=230273602-30042003><FONT color=#0000ff =
size=2>Salem,
MO</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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