<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  Ed</DIV> <DIV>  A report on this would be educational.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>   I will be looking at some of my own pinning next week.  It was done in <BR>1978, in  a pro's model S, when I had more time than money and was fresh out of <BR>North Bennett.  It didn't have verdegris at the time.  Old whippens, new <BR>springs, new bushings, new capstan felts, burnish, etc.  It has a new owner and I <BR>sold them on it needing at least a regulation, and I will balance the keys and <BR>hammers this time around.   I remember pinning everthing a little tight, so it <BR>will be interesting to see what is up. <BR>Regards, <BR><BR><BR><BR>Ed Foote RPT <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Start the year off right. <A title="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" target="_blank">Easy ways to stay in shape</A> in the new year. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>