<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Last week I assessed a piano at a local = school that has all of the hammer rail screws "frozen" in the rail. The school is = near the coast and the piano is in their hall. There is definitely a lot of = moisture around generally. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to free the = screws? I know heat is going to be involved, but what tools etc do you suggest? = Are there any other possibilities? Finally, what is the worst case = scenario?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Tizzard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>S. = Africa        </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>