<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll== yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> Calin,</DIV> <DIV>You've got me stumped, I been in this trade for 47 years and I have = not seen a action of this sort.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The type I thought you had, has a never ending increasingl= y heavier touch.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I still say if you want to do it properly you will have to remove al= l of the obstacles in the way of you doing the job. Whippen assembly at t= he least.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My RUN advice is in case your get too committed to a lost cause and = end up with unwanted call backs!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Don't suppose you could post a photo?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 03/11/05 03:= 41:38</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: How t= o apply graphite?</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Robin,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I think I didn't describe the action correctly. That = wooden board which has regulating screws in it, is completely covered wit= ha long piece of leather, which has slits so that each screw can push jus= t a part of it to let the jack escape. It's a Pleyel action.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>So there is no wood/wood or wood/metal contact, becau= s ethe leather is between them and still in decent condition.</FONT></DIV= > <DIV><FONT size=2>So what should I run from?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> Calin Tantareanu<BR>---------------------------= -------------------------<BR> <A href="http://calintantareanu.trip= od.com">http://calintantareanu.tripod.com</A><BR>------------------------= ----------------------------</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>