<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Matthew.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Look for a divot in the key stick = balance rail bushing. None ? Next look ( by feel ) for a divot in the wippen cushion. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Key stick re bush or needle old cloth. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wippen, steam and file with sand paper. = Then teflon powder or other slick dry lube. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No cure?</FONT><FONT face=Arial = size=2> Check wippen pinning. Lube, shrink  or repin. </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@yahoo.com href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</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> Saturday, March 26, 2005 = 7:17 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Baldwin Spinet = Help</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid"> <P>I just tuned a Baldwin Spinet today and I have two questions.</P> <P>The serial no. is 1244808.  What year is this?  I = looked it up and couldn't find it.  Am I missing something here?</P> <P>Two notes were giving me trouble.  Not with tuning, but with = repetition.  The rep was not fast at all.  You have to = wait at least two seconds for the key to come all the way back up before you = can play again.  The key is quick is come back the first 1/2 inch = or so, but the rest of the way, sometimes you just have to pull the key up again.  What can be the many causes of this?  Believe me, = I am trying and I am learning, thanks!</P> <P> </P> <P>Matthew</P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A = href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/security/*http://promotio= ns.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/protection.html">Yahoo! Mail</A> - You care about security. So do = we.</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>