<html> <body> Terry, The action I "might" be able to deal with. But I once had to "try" to tune a piano that had had that sprayed on the tuning pins to remove the rust! IMPOSSIBLE! When I finally left, about 3 hrs. later, I told her that I'd call her. Not to call me! :-) Avery At 05:51 AM 8/8/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I do hope he gives the entire action a good liberal spraying of WD40 before he sprays his gold paint!  If so, it may be the same guy up here in Florida (USA) - maybe he winters here?   Yeah, we got 'em here also. I think every area has one or two (or more).   Terry Farrell <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- <dd>We have a bloke here near us, who specialises in spraying everything gold. He is known as "The gold spray king', and he sprays everything from hammers to strings and pins. These are generally very old bangers, no worth much, however he calls this 'reconditioning'. Tuners hate him, because he rips people off, and sells these junk pianos with the guarantee that he will give them what they paid for it on a new piano, when ever they wish to trade in. Usually it is not long after they have bought the crap piano, and they have no where else to go, because their piano is worthless. Do you guys have these idiots over there too? <dd>We are the bogy men because we are called in to tune them, we tell the owner that they have purchased a dud, and we leave with our tails between our legs, after charging a call fee, and we are the worst in the world. <dd>The law can do nothing about him. <dd>Most people think if it looks good, it must be good, and if it sounds crook, then they either would not know, or explain it away by, 'It just needs a tune"!!!! <dd>He probably has a relation over there. <dd>Cheers. <dd>David Lawson Wangaratta Australia. </dl></blockquote></body> </html>