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<DIV>My timing's off on this, but one class I've always looked for and never
found at the National Institute is <STRONG>Basic Player Piano
Repair</STRONG>. I probably get 5 or 6 calls a year asking if I can repair
the player mechanism on their piano and I'm afraid to touch the things for fear
I'll break them. </DIV>
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<DIV>It would be great to see a class that just covered some of the more basic
repairs you would most likely encounter, and some instruction on how to safely
remove the darn things in order to tune them more easily. <BR><BR>Has such
a class ever been scheduled in the past? Or is there one in the works for
the future, at any of the upcoming regional conventions, perhaps? </DIV>
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<DIV>Or is there a book available on the subject? I'm not interested in
becoming the "go to" guy on players in my area, but I would like
to know something about the more common repairs I might encounter.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Sivak</DIV>
<DIV>Chicago</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>