<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Are you saying than the keys had an UP WEIGHT in excess of 60 = grams? WOW-WEEEEE! They must have had a downweight well in excess of 80 grams = also. Hey, if you were Arnold Swartsenegger (sp?) you would at least have one = very fast action!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN = id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=Maxpiano@AOL.COM = href="mailto:Maxpiano@AOL.COM">Maxpiano@AOL.COM</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> Saturday, December 15, = 2001 7:38 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: M&H AA3, was = Steinway L action problem</DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2> <DIV><BR>In August I evaluated a Mason & Hamlin AA3 in a = university professor's studio.  With all the weights screwed on the cheap = set of weights (60+ grams) that I carry in my tuning kit, the keys would push = the weights up to the top.  The professor and his students had been struggling with this piano for years.  The university felt they = were getting good service from a firm (S&S dealer) that touted = themselves as the premier rebuilders in the Southeast.</DIV> <DIV><BR>SNIP </DIV> <DIV><BR>Bill Maxim<BR>Maxim Piano Service<BR>212 Newpark = Place<BR>Columbia, SC 29212-8666<BR>(803) 732-9225, FAX (803) = 732-2641<BR>wmaxim@aol.com</FONT> </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>