<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, there's a lot in this piano that = needs to be replaced--in fact, just about everything!  Remember the long = trichord damper felt picture I posted some months ago?  I'll be trimming = those to improve the sound, too.  Then a little bit of voicing to take the = edge off, and the piano will sound better (definitely a qualitative thing) than it = has in eons.  The level of neglect of the instruments in this = facility is truly amazing--I *love* coming into situations like this.  = ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </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"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>The glue will wick into the wood, and unless you know what to look for. the = repair can not be seen. Futher repair can be made including block replacement at = a future date. I have pianos that are 10 years past their repair and holding.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>