<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Avery-</DIV> <DIV>You bet!  An electric screwdriver saves the day on those grommet nuts, by the way.</DIV> <DIV>But my point was that it's one of the possible glitches to check out before quoting a price and pulling a spinet action, only to find out you're in way deep.</DIV> <DIV>The others that come to mind are</DIV> <DIV>  -rotting plastic elbows</DIV> <DIV>  -rotting plastic damper flanges</DIV> <DIV>  -actions with no bridle tapes</DIV> <DIV>  -actions that are screwed into the case at the bottom and sides</DIV> <DIV>  -spinets with decorative pedal lyres, which will require 30 minutes dismantling and reassembling to replace the damper pedal linkage when you reinstall the action.</DIV> <DIV>And I'm sure there's more. </DIV> <DIV>Ed Sutton</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Avery <AVERY1@HOUSTON.RR.COM><BR>Sent: Apr 10, 2006 4:43 PM <BR>To: ed440@mindspring.com, Pianotech List <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: Re: [Files] A very useful vertical mute <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><ZZZBODY>Ed, <BR><BR>At 08:03 AM 4/10/2006, you wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Pianotek RBN-U5G<BR>Schaff 3784<BR> <BR>Clicks in spinet actions are often caused by the old grommets which have become hard, so you will have a use for the other 98 before long.  <BR>I would also suggest, before trying to pull spinet actions with rubber grommets, that you tweak a few with needle nose pliers.  If they have gone hard, they will break when you push the grommets off the key forks.</BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR>Sounds like money to me! :-D I've done more than one of those jobs. Also those "wonderful" elbows! <BR>Made a lot of money for a lot of techs! <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">   <BR> <BR>Ed Sutton<BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: pianotune05@comcast.net <BR>Sent: Apr 10, 2006 8:45 AM <BR>To: ed440@mindspring.com, Pianotech List <BR>Subject: Re: [Files] A very useful vertical mute <BR><BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4>Hi Ed,<BR>Would you happen to know the catelog numbers for these grommets?  This idea sounds interesting.  Thanks Ed<BR>Marshall<BR></FONT> <BR> <DL> <DD>-------------- Original message -------------- <BR> <DD>From: ed440@mindspring.com <BR><BR> <DD>> The mute discussion caused me to remember an idea I had some months <BR> <DD>> ago while driving from a miserable spinet repair and tuning. This <BR> <DD>> afternoon I overcame my inertia and made some samples, and they work <BR> <DD>> great. <BR> <DD>> <BR> <DD>> The rubber grommets for spinet key end forks have a groove around the <BR> <DD>> perimeter, and are just the right size to fit between adjacent unison <BR> <DD>> groups at the V-bar of a vertical piano. <BR> <DD>> <BR> <DD>> Add a wire handle, and you have a miracle mute! <BR> <DD>> <BR> <DD>> Snap it in at the V-bar, press the damper pedal and slide it down <BR> <DD>> below the damper tops, and flip the handle forward onto the hammer <BR> <DD>> rest rail. You have a mute that is solidly attached to the strings, <BR> <DD>> and its handle is completely out of the way of the hammers, even on <BR> <DD>> the tightest spinet treble. <BR> <DD>> <BR> <DD>> I hope the attached photos get through the filter. <BR> <DD>> <BR> <DD>> Ed Sutton <BR> <DD>> <BR></DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BODY>