<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>'tain't that tough. Try it!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do NOT do what I did in the early days... I put it across a saucepan t= o steam it, walked away, got distracted ... both ends caught fire.  Lu= cky for me it was on an old upright I was just thinking about "fixing up" a= nd selling. We had a bonfire, instead. Outside, this time.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, MO<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: John Delmore= <JODEL@KAIROS.NET><BR>Sent: Dec 30, 2005 9:34 AM <BR>To: 'Pianotech' <PIAN= OTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: RE: Twisted Keys <BR><BR></DIV><ZZZHTML xmlns== "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:offi= ce:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn= :schemas-microsoft-com:vml"><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset= =us-ascii" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="Word.Document"= name="ProgId"><ZZZMETA content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator">= <ZZZMETA content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"><ZZZLINK href== "cid:filelist.xml@01C60D24.38D64CB0" rel="File-List"><ZZZLINK href="cid= :editdata.mso" rel="Edit-Time-Data"><ZZZ!--[IF !mso]> <STYLE> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </STYLE> <ZZZ![ENDIF]--><ZZZ!--[IF 9] mso gte><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><ZZZ![ENDIF]--><ZZZ!--[IF 9] mso gte><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:DontDisplayPageBoundaries/> <w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState> <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind> <w:EnvelopeVis/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> </w:WordDocument> </xml><ZZZ![ENDIF]--><ZZZ!--[IF 9] mso gte><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><ZZZ![ENDIF]--> <STYLE> <ZZZ!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; 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COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SP= AN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT fa= ce="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WE= IGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><F= ONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tah= oma"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN= style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Shane Owenby<BR><B><SP= AN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, December 30, 2005 9= :07 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech@ptg= .org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> FW: Twiste= d Keys</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style== "FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style== "FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style== "FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT fa= ce="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face=Tahoma s= ize=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tah= oma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FON= T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Shane Owenby [mailto:shane-owenby@chart= er.net] <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, D= ecember 30, 2005 9:25 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN>= </B> 'pianotech@ptg.org'<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</= SPAN></B> Twisted Keys</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">Hello Group,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">Does any one know of a way to straighten twisted keys?<o:p></o:p></= SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">Steam?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">Procedure?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">Thanks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">Shane Owenby<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZ= ZHTML></BODY><PRE> Salem, Missouri </PRE>