<div id="AOLMsgPart_2_35c23662-48d8-4dfd-b273-dedd61357556"> <div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A quick way to determine whether the tone problem is in the hammer or the string/bridge/soundboard would be to simply pluck the string.  If you get dull tone plucking the string, there probably won't be much you can to with the hammer.<br> <br> Gordon Large, RPT<br> Maine<br> <br> </font><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:24 PM, A E <<a href="mailto:eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk">eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div> William,<br>  <br> Upright piano, 43inches tall, made in Ukraine in early 90's, general condition of the piano is ok<br> <blockquote> <br> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> <br> </div> </div>  <div id='u8CA9012B37A6C7E-D40-1522' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Stay informed, get connected and more <A title="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139" href="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139" target="_blank">with AOL on your phone</A>.</FONT> </div>