<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List - Just back from this 9 = footer Chappell emergency. Pianist, Cellist, Flautist and Violinist all in abject = trepidation... Arrived (great relief all round) found:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Lyre had been scraped across some = heating ducting when placing piano. Both stays fallen out and the top screw-on block of sus. ped rod missing...!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. removed and repaired lyre after = finding top end lying around. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Still not working. Exit players to = other room.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Pushed up actuating rod through = keybed. No effect on damper tray!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Pull action. Found rod had worn away = the keybed hole bushing and was missing the tray completely.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. Stuck in some bushing cloth from my emergency kit and glued the top end of the rod's felt washer to the = tray.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6. Assembled all and called in players.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Smiles all round!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Send in Account.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Smile more :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from Sunny = Sussex-on-Sea</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ps. This piano needs total rebuild and = a new action to boot. Any offers? :-)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>