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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>Was a ten-year-old Weber grand made=
by
Young Chang?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When was the YC growing action bracket wide=
ly
known? Was it general knowledge within PTG circles as far back as
1997?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Got a call from a lady who has a 10-15-yo W=
eber
grand. She will be having a party in 2-1/2 weeks and will be hiring a
professional pianist to play. The piano has not been touched in many years. =
We
made an appointment for two days before the party - although she expressed
concern about being sure the piano was playable - what if it needs repairs -=
I
told her not too many 10-yo pianos will need major repairs.>></FONT></=
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/22/05 1:27:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
spalding48@earthlink.net writes:</DIV></DIV>
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=2>Yes a
10-year-old Weber was made by Young Chang - according to Larry Fine they'v=
e
been doing it since 1986. I only have one Weber bracket experience (=
or
1/2, since it's not over yet) involving a piano from 1992. Can't tel=
l
you when techs generally became aware of the brackets, having only recentl=
y
become aware of techs myself. I sincerely hope the '97 action
repair was to take care of the bracket problem, else you are headed for a
frustrating can of worms.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Terry,</DIV>
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<DIV>I seriously doubt that the repair in '97 was for brackets; I
believe they were still being put in pianos of that vintage. </DIV>
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<DIV>I replaced a set in a 1996 WG 60 in November--after putting the bracket=
request in to Weber in June! That was when they had Chad Frye, who was=
really proactive about getting things done. I did get paid by Weber, b=
ut I
don't know if that's happening anymore. Samsung owns the ass=
ets
and debts to Weber.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As Mike S. said, make sure you know who's paying the bill before you do=
the
work.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Good luck,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV>
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