<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>We were last years largest Estonia dealer and frankly I have never seen= anything resembling your picture. Having said that, we became dealers in 19= 98.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I agree that this must be an older piano. Do you have a serial number?<= /DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rich Galassini</DIV> <DIV>Cunningham Piano Co.</DIV> <DIV>Philly, Pa. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 9/2/2005 7:34:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, alan@fors= ythalan.wanadoo.co.uk writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I have seen carpeting used in this situation o= n one particular piano.<BR><BR>AF<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>Fr= om: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano@videotron.ca><BR>To: "pianotech" <piano= tech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 7:06 PM<BR>Subject: Est= onia front rail punchings<BR><BR><BR>> Hello Lists and friends,<BR>> <= BR>> Here is what I found out on an Estonia 9' grand (see attachment). I<= BR>> was surprised that such an instrument (well at least an instrument o= f<BR>> that size) would use such a STUPID design...<BR>> <BR>> <BR>= > <BR>> I did replace this setup with Crescendo punchings and was then= able to<BR>> regulate properly. It still isn't an exceptionnal piano, bu= t it's now<BR>> functionnal.<BR>> <BR>> Marcel Carey, RPT<BR>> S= herbrooke, QC<BR><BR>><BR>_______________________________________________= <BR>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT= ></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>