<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> <FONT size=3 face=Arial>Hi William,</FONT><BR> <FONT size=3 face=Arial>I'll have to give that a try. Does gently pushing down on the wippen affect the pinning especially on an old piano?  </FONT><BR> <FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> <BR> <FONT size=3 face=Arial>Roger, I don't think the dampers were touching only because they lifted fine when I had the bass sustain depressed. Plus I didn't hear the rubbing sound it would have made. The felts were very dry.  </FONT><BR> <FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> <BR> <FONT size=3 face=Arial>Thanks again everyone for your heop.  Now I am armed with more knowledge.  I sure appreciate yoru hekp.</FONT><BR> <FONT size=3 face=Arial>Marshall</FONT><BR> <BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Marshall's Piano Service</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT size=3 face=Garamond>pianotune05@hotmail.com</FONT></EM></STRONG><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">215-510-9400</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT size=3 face=Garamond><A href="http://www.phillytuner.com/" target=_blank>www.phillytuner.com</A> </FONT></EM></STRONG><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind <A href="http://www.pianotuningschool.org/" target=_blank>www.pianotuningschool.org</A> Vancouver, WA<BR><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><BR> </body> </html>