<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2>Amen, brother!  Pass the = coat hanger wire!  What a nightmare those stickers are... I'm dreaming of = endoscopic tools for use on spinets...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, 2005 = 11:51 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Unusual = Story&Clark Spinet action</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=827304616-30032005><FONT face=Arial>This is, = indeed, the fabled Thayer action. Though there are more action centers to deal = with, it is still very happy news. The Thayer feels much more "solid" for the = player; it's a huge step up from wires and grommets.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=827304616-30032005><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=827304616-30032005><FONT face=Arial>Here's the = REAL happy news. you can remove and reinstall the whole system almost as easily = as an upright action. If you've ever taken out a regular "drop sticker" = action, thou knowest from whence I speaketh.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=827304616-30032005>Lithsping a Little in </SPAN>Salem, MO</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>