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Especially if it's a pitch raise???? <br><br>
Avery <br><br>
At 08:13 AM 4/7/2006, you wrote:<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Hello Paul,<br>
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Yes! they are. The plate is bad about <br>
breaking on old Bechsteins, especially <br>
near the
pins,
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I service and repair many old pianos<br>
I always have my customers sign a <br>
disclaimer concerning this problem.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Jack Wyatt</font></blockquote></body>
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