<HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/31/2006 12:56:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, deanmay@pianorebuilders.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I alerted the owner to the problem, and told her that if some notes go significantly out of tune relatively soon, then it will probably need CA.  Do you think my diagnosis is logical, or might this just be a POS piano that they would be better off replacing, rather than throwing money into?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks in advance for your sage advice!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Richard Morgan</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Greetings,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>           I have had much success CA-ing old pianos' blocks that have loose pins. In fact I did it to one of my own pianos, "Becky" (a Becker Brothers 1903 upright with beautiful curly qued wood work) I I agree with Ed, it can be a real life saver to a piano that is otherwise pretty good.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Julia Gottshall</DIV> <DIV>Reading,  PA</DIV></BODY></HTML>