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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear List</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Take a look at the picture and tell me =
what you see
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No it is not a joke, it is pure =
reality, if anybody
can explain why ? I have no idea.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Piano ? it is a =
beautiful Pleyel Grand.
Age 12 Years Piano made by Pleyel, Renner Action, Keyframe and keys made =
by
Hermann Kluge... !!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, what you see in the picture is =
exactly what
looks like. Lead weights in the front of the keys... first time I see =
such
thing. It also has lead wights all through the rest of the key, up to =
five in
the bass.. All round leads are in perfect condition, all front key leads =
have
swollen to the point of fracturing the wood. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First Problem</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Key tops are so well glued on that they =
break when
trying to take out. They are plastic, I tried vapour, direct heat, and =
they
still break, solution, also change key tops. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Second problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Very difficult to get old swollen leads =
out without
destroying the wood, very little place left to between leads and where =
front pin
goes. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Third Problem </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Where to find these leads ? Not very =
common at
all</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any of you have ever dealt with a =
similar situation
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Should I just repair the wood, replace =
keytops and
balance with round normal lead wights placed somwhere else in the key =
body. (
lots of work involved also)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elian Degen</FONT></DIV>
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