<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Mike,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm getting with a tech I know in the area next week and asking him to look over the tool since he uses it for string replacement.  I'm thinking the tool is faulty or the jig held the pins too tight. I put that tuning lever on that thing and it wouldnt budge unless one of us used both hands and pired it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=mkurta@adelphia.net href="mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net">Mike Kurta</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: problem learning how to use an insta coiler</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Marshall, you might try to have someone familiar with the tool  demonstrate its use to you.  It really does work well, as many have said.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Mike Kurta</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>