<!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 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=015593216-21122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>I didn't, Mike, but I certainly can.  With less than a decade of experience, I'm still learning which things to look for -- which is why I look to y'all for advice... because you do such a good job of giving it!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015593216-21122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015593216-21122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>What I could see of the pinblock was no worse than other old tired grands I've tuned successfully.  Going on the appearance of the block/pins/strings, I wouldn't have any qualms about treating it with CA and tuning it up.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015593216-21122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015593216-21122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>But those monster BANGS really scared me.  And I don't like working on pianos that I'm scared of.  Makes me nervous.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015593216-21122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015593216-21122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Annie Grieshop</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><BR>Hi Annie, </DIV> <DIV>I'll assume you looked very carefully for gremlins? <g> Were the plate perimeter screws all down tight?</DIV> <DIV>How about the pinblock screws? Speaking of which could you get a look at it? How did it look? </DIV> <DIV>It IS a Brambach so having it hauled could be viewed as a mercy judgement call! <grin></DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those of us who are doing it.<BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com </A><BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>