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<DIV>In a message dated 5/18/2007 6:10:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
akwright@btopenworld.com writes:</DIV>
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than the manly (or womanly) slicing off and sanding of old felts
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<DIV>Allan,</DIV>
<DIV> This steinway
damper guy had a little favorite sharp sharp knife, He popped a
set of damper felts off in a matter of minutes, no tears in the wood,, and
no sanding needed. Of course he did it every day or very often and who
knows maybe he got them off easily because the original glue was
hide. </DIV>
<DIV>T, Ayers</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>