<!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 2/27/05 11:52:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, fullnotch@westpa.net 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><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the replies. The piano in question was bu= ilt (according to Pierce) by Vern Schafer in Ca. The let-off in the bass is ab= out 1/8". The hammers are not worn - I regulated this piano about 2-3 years ag= o- A teen-age girl is the current pianist- although her brother used to  P= OUND the thing!  Maybe that's why there is trouble now. It is a model US 4= 5- serial # 513185. </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Jon,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I don't believe Vern Schafer ever built a piano.  He had various manufacturer's build them for him so he could market them under the Schafer name.  Colton Pianos was the purveyor, so you might try contacting that= company for more information.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>