<html> <body> Ryan, At 08:20 AM 8/25/2004, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite> <dl> <dd>In a presentation a couple of years ago, Joseph Pramburger claimed that he developed a Teflon bushing that solved the problems of the ones used in Steinway's production. He's very sensitive of the fact that people have blamed him for inventing the original teflon bushings. He denies this emphatically and claims that the Teflon bushing he patented solved the problems but that Steinway didn't use it. </blockquote> </dl> Just one of any number of improvements that never made it into production. Also, FYI, Joe died recently. Best. Horace <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/msgr/evt=26089/*http://messenger.yahoo.com">Download now</a>. </blockquote></body> </html>