<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 2/7/2008 11:53:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, mconnell1@instruction.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I have a customer with an 1870's Steinway upright who would like the pedals replaced (the thin tin coating is worn right through). I can't figure out how to remove the pedals though. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">That's not tin plating - it's nickle. Rather than replacing what are probably heavy, high-quality pedals which fit the piano exactly, you might consider having them replated. If you do, it will take some advance planning in order to not have the piano out of service any longer than necessary. Most good platers are at least weeks behind.</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">Who's never won? <A title="http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548" href="http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548" target="_blank">Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>