<HTML>In a message dated 3/10/2002 4:37:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, avery@ev1.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:Dunce of the Year Date:3/10/2002 4:37:44 AM Pacific Standard Time From:<A HREF="mailto:avery@ev1.net">avery@ev1.net</A> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent from the Internet           Avery</BLOCKQUOTE>               Thank you for being so forthright honest and down right self effacing. Congratulations Avery ,As the founding member and still President of Piano rebuilders anonymous let me extend to you a free ,yes ,absolutely free member ship. Oh yes it's free as long as you continue to reveal ,embarass and humiliate your self in front of us on this world wide web of piano techs.by telling all of us of the absolutely ridiculous things you do, (Mostly ) to other peoples pianos .    So allow me to congratulate you once again for coming clean, coming out of the closet, spilling the beans, telling all, confessing your sins and short comings, and being all that you can be in Piano Rebuilders anonymous. >>>>>>>>>>>Founding charter member and still President>>>>>>>>>>>    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dale S. Erwin --Registered Piana Tuna>>>>>>>>> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> List, Well, I'm admitting it! I made a really stupid mistake today. I'm only telling this to remind others of the possibility. As you all know, most pianos have the felt lined cutouts for the pedals on the front side. Well, that's what I was thinking (without thinking, of course). The problem was that Steinways don't because of being able to remove the pedals from the front with the plate. Today, I found an 'L' where the bottom box had come loose and was sitting almost on the floor. I took it to the shop to reglue it. My problem was that because of the felt thing mentioned above, I glued it in backwards!!!!!! :-( Thankfully, when I went back to put everything together and reinstall the lyre, only about 1-1/2 hours had passed, but with heat and some wedging and prying, I was able to get it separated and reglued correctly with very minimal damage! (Thanks Danny Moore for the heat idea!) At first, all I could think of was having to drill it out and replace the dowel and wedge, etc. The second time I did a dry fit first just to make SURE!!!! I've only been working on pianos for almost 30 yrs. :-) DUH!!!! Just a warning that's hopefully, able to help someone else! Avery P.S. Les, that's why I didn't make it to the meeting today with LaRoy! I really wanted to and intended to! </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>