<!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 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In my HO much more than what this piano offers. The glue impregnated felt is most likely the sause of the way loose bushings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How do you spell warintwee <g></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=fortefile@gmail.com href="mailto:fortefile@gmail.com">kurt baxter</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> Saturday, April 28, 2007 11:17 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> New Remington, Shoddy key bushings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR>  I came across an issue in the field that I was hoping<BR>to get your collective opinion on.<BR><BR><BR>Brand new piano, a Remington... (Essentially a Samick<BR>with a marketing connection to Pramberger?) Anyway<BR>decent tone and tuning characteristics, but a very <BR>disappointing keyboard. The keys themselves look well<BR>made, but the bushings are shoddy- 6 of them are so<BR>saturated with glue they *click* like they have no<BR>bushings, and the rest are much looser that I would <BR>expect of a new piano. Some whites have more that a<BR>16th inch of slop and a few of the blacks move up<BR>to an 8th on an inch. (This is front bushing)<BR><BR>So my question is: Is turning the oval front rail pin EVER <BR>considered a valid adjustment on a brand new keyboard?<BR><BR>Ethically and legally, what should my client expect<BR>from Samick?<BR><BR><BR>Just looking for a objective perspective.<BR><BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR><BR>  Kurt </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>