<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> <DIV>In a message dated 11/6/2007 10:54:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, cmunson@tds.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>The wippens appear much less affected though I did not have  <BR>the time to do a thorough inspection.  I assume that these  will  <BR>eventually develop a vertigris problem as well </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Guaranteed. Although they often don't seize as badly as the shanks, and the verdigris is usually limited to the support flange, it's still there. The felt, cloth, and leather at the contact points will also be compacted and hardened. In addition, most of the work of a regulation centers around the repetitions, so replacing them later (which you will) is much more costly in the long run. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">The way to achieve maximum performance at minimum cost is to replace them now. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis</FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>