<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try the heat towards the tight centers = from a hand held hair dry on hot.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Artisan of = Wood<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></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=gbart@thezone.net href="mailto:gbart@thezone.net">Geo = Bartlett</A> </DIV> <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> Tuesday, June 29, 2004 = 4:56 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Old Piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have an old piano to rebuild that = has had its action flanges sprayed with WD40.  What can I do to = overcome these tight centres in the butts and the jacks other than re-pin??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>George</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>