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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any tips for replacing plain wire =
strings, tenor
section, under the bass strings, with the appropriate bridge section =
also under
the bass strings and directly behind the bottom rail on a drop action =
(sticker
wires) piano? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The customer was nice enough to hold =
flashlight,
hold the wire ends and above, etc. No problem getting the lower end down =
and
onto the pin (used the ol' safety pin trick) and, actually, getting the =
strings
on the bridge properly was not too bad (thin screwdriver and thin =
needle-nosed
pliers). But those danged wires want to cross each other every =
which way
and tangle up with the stupid dampers ..... ooog. Had them on, under the =
pressure bar, coiled and then ... only when I started tensioning the =
second one
did I find out they were still crossed ....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd hate to remove & replace a drop =
action just
for one silly string ....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good part! This lady (senior citizen) =
gave me a bag
of home made cookies on my last visit. This time, she called to her =
husband, who
was "helping" me do some surgery on her piano, and me, to come to =
lunch---roast
beef, mashed potatoes & gravy, veggies, rolls, cole slaw, cranberry =
sauce,
carrot cake, and ice cream. Delicious dinner, delightful =
people.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now if their 1974 Conover would stop =
beating me up
every time I visit ...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Life Can Be Sweet in Salem, MO =
(although the piano
is in West Plains)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Hey David Vanderhoofven: This is the =
job you
referred to me. For the people, thanks; for the piano ... =
well, I'll get
even somehow!!! :-)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>