<HTML><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: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>In a message dated 7/14/2007 7:22:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I didn't look real close at the wippens - they are new. They are the model that has the silk strings that hold the end of the wippen springs. It seemed as though things would regulate reasonably well. She needs key leveling, clean up letoff and drop, and she has a mile of aftertouch. I didn't have my gram weights with me, but the action seemed a bit heavy.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I think a person could specialize in Chickerings and have a very interesting career. Talk about variety....</FONT></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hadn't noticed the left-handed opening piano - I see that now. It looks like a modernish piano - I'll bet the picture is just inside-out.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Tongue in cheek. If the fallboard decal hadn't been photo-shopped out, it would have given it away.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob D.</FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get a sneak peak of the all-new <A title="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>