<!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 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This time I have really run into something strange.   Customer has a Steinway S serial number, 283983 which indicates it is an older grand.   She even had the receipt from 1939 where her grandmother paid $850 for the piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is the problem, it has an accelerated action with Teflon bushings.   Sorry, I did not look at the damper stack, but it has newer hammers and wippins.   Has there been a practice in the past of installing modern actions in older grands?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a first for me, anyone want to enlighten me?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>William</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PIANO BOUTIQUE<BR>William Benjamin<BR>Piano Tuner Extraordinaire<BR><A href="http://www.pianoboutique.biz">www.pianoboutique.biz</A><BR>The tuner alone,<BR>preserves the tone.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>