<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/28/05 5:50:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, phil@philbondi.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>Hi all.<BR><BR>recently, 2 older Kohler and Campbell consoles have come throu= gh a local <BR>dealership, and both of them have issues with hammer return spri= ngs. Is <BR>this a common problem with these pianos, or am I just lucky?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>-Phil Bondi(Fl)</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Are the springs breaking?  I haven't seen this on these pianos, bu= t I've seen it on Everetts of around 20-25 years old.  Actions are by Pratt-Read, so that may be the common cause here.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Then you'll get the spoons embedded in the damper lever felts!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>