<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 5/10/0=
3 7:34:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
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LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">You likely already looked, =
but are the butt felt squares (where the jack rests upon return under butt) =
missing or hard?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF=
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<BR>I looked to see if they were missing, which they weren't. It doesn=
't sound like a glue sound. I will check for glue spillage, though. &n=
bsp;The shank to butt assembly gluing was pretty sloppy. They could ha=
ve glued a whole other set of shanks with the leftovers I see in there. &nbs=
p;
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<BR>I should have mentioned that the noise really only occurs on a firmer bl=
ow to the key.
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<BR>Thanks,
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<BR>Dave
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<BR>As we all know, sound from pianos are usually deceptive.</FONT></HTML>