<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>DIV { MARGIN: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>For a permanent fix, yes, of course, replace all leads. But for so many pianos - old uprights, consoles, etc. just grind off the excess flush with the key side. Explain to the client that this is a bandaid fix - one that often lasts for many years - but no guarantees.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I just did one of these on an old upright last week - er, a, well, the piano owner ground down the key leads after I told her what the problem was. She did an very good job. Too bad that wasn't the biggest problem with her old upright........</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</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"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif"> <DIV>Regarding the Wurlitzer grand with horribly binding keys that I looked at yesterday, I did not consider swollen key leads--until Terry Farrell suggested the possibility.  Based on the research I've just done in the archives, my first inclination on this piano (if swollen leads are indeed the problem) is to trim/shave them with a sharp chisel and seal with thin CA glue.  This will probably fit my client's pocketbook better than removing/replacing the leads.  Should I, though, consider (and sell to the client) the idea of removing/replacing?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Richard Morgan</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>