<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> Thanks for the replies. I've had this computer = for a month now and wish I had broken down and purchased one earlier. For = those who are concerned that I'm ignoring the ultimate solution (a competent = restoration), this was my first recommendation. The owner realizes this and is = planning on it in a couple of years but just wants it better in the = meantime. Fortunately the sound board and bridges were left alone and are in exceptional condition for the age, no cracks in the board and very minor = hairline cracks by the bridge pins, although I didn't check for = crown and won't know the sonic potential until I get further into it.(Yes I know = that many of you consider any board more than 30 years old "shot" and yes there is = a difference in the sound of a "fresh" board but I know many pianos with = "shot" boards ( 30+ year old) that are excellent musical instruments and = to my ears posses certain qualities not readily gotten in new boards (all = engineering proofs aside). Anyway the first thing I plan to check when I return = is if the wire used was the correct scale before I proceed with anything. = Thanks again.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Garold Beyer</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><U>The mystical is not <EM>how </EM>the = world is, but <EM>that </EM>it is.</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ludwig Wittgenstein  = </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>