<HTML>In a message dated 6/17/03 8:42:48 AM Central Daylight= Time, ray@bentley.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Are parts available to fit this= action to repair it?  I told her that it would probably take a commitm= ent of several hundred dollars to replace all of the plastic, even if suitab= le wooden replacements are available.  She and I both feel that given t= he age of both the piano and the client, that repairs are probably not econo= mically feasible.  I feel that repairing only those that are broken at = this time will not produce long lasting satisfaction, as other parts will no= doubt continue to break in the future.  Any thoughts or suggestions?</= FONT>   Thanks to all.   Ray </BLOCKQUOTE> Before telling her the parts can be replaced, take a sample of each of the p= arts, (like note 2 or something), and send it to Schaff. Several years ago I= tried to replace the plastic parts on a Story & Clark, but couldn't fin= d suitable parts. It's going to cost about $1400 to replace everything, including damper lever= s. So the question is, can she buy another piano for that? She probably coul= d, but if she has emotional attachment to the piano, she might opt to have t= he work done. You might be able to persuade her to do the work if she has any notion of pa= ssing the piano on to her kids or grandchildren. You can explain that sooner= or later someone will have to spend the money, otherwise the piano will rem= ain useless. Wim </HTML>