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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Are you sure it screws
in?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>The ones for Young-Chang just had a press
fit. The edges were serrated, (probably the wrong word), and the fine edges just
rubbed off on the sharp edge of the tube.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>They plastic ones broke, but the nylon ones
are holding up well.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:Pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:25
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Schaefer & Sons podal
rod</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><WBR>First of all, who made Schaefer & Sons?<BR><BR>This
has an aluminum pedal rod, and the end that sticks into the pedal lever is a
plastic knob that screws into the rod. The customer has a heavy foot, and
broke off the knob right where it screws in. Where I can get another knob?
Manufacturer, supply house, ....<BR><BR>
<DIV style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano
Tuner/Technician<BR>Mililani, Oahu, HI<BR>808-349-2943<BR>Author of: <BR>The
Business of Piano Tuning<BR>available from Potter
Press<BR>www.pianotuning.com</DIV>
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