<HTML><HTML>List The piano in question: a Kimball La Petite. The dealer in question: infamous for rhyming with fiasco, among other things= The question in question: Purchased less than a year ago as a new piano, the= treble bridge has tiny cracks near the pins on the speaking side.  Th= ese cracks look just like the cracks you find on that 75 year old upright, e= manating sideways from the pin in the direction of the pressure exerted by t= he string.  They're not big cracks, but they're big enough to be notic= ed while you casually tune a piano.  Pressing on the bridge pin doesn'= t seem to change the tone in any way, so I think the bridge pins are still s= ecure in the bridge. And, truthfully, it doesn't seem to affect the tone at all: no false beats t= o speak of.  But I wonder in another 10 years if that will still be tr= ue.  First of all, is this a problem that should be addressed?  Is it a man= ufacturer's problem or a dealer's problem?  Who makes Kimballs nowaday= s?  Would it just be easier for me to soak a little CA in there next t= ime I tune it and just shut up? The owner of the piano, an elderly blind gentleman, has been with me for yea= rs and is a good client.  I didn't mention anything to him yet.  = I thought I'd get a little advice first... Thanks in advance, Tom Sivak Chicago </HTML>