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<DIV><FONT size=2>List,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Gee, all this time I thought you guys were pulling =
my leg
about the mezzo-thermoneal stabilizer! Today, I tuned my first =
one!
Had I known, I would have worn my radiation suit for protection! =
(Conrad,
do your standard-issue suits cover this hazard?)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>20+ yr-old Kimball studio in a church, hammers and =
pin torque
not bad, but worn action. One hammer wobbled so much it hit the =
next
string over on a soft blow. I thought it was a loose flange screw, =
but it
must be the pinning that's so bad! Bass string tone that makes =
your eyes
water.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>It had a DC heater bar without controller, which was =
unplugged, so I left it that way (80 degrees and 66% humidity), since =
the church
isn't air-conditioned, and I didn't want to have to come back after it
restabilized. It's a 15W bar, the width of the piano, with "PIN =
PEG" as
the only identifying part number.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Is this the kind of old heater bar that could be =
dangerous if
left plugged in (possibly catching fire)? Secondly, it seems like =
15W
would be way too low for this situation (we have a lot of humidity even =
up here
in the mountains). Keys weren't sticking, and also I'd want to =
make sure
they'd leave it plugged in if I used it (this was my first visit to this =
customer; lots of education to do).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Suggestions?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV>
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