<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4616.200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Charles,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Yes, it does make quite a mess! Remember I use a = pretty wimpy pressure and light sand. Full clothing and eye protection to the max. = Lots of luck, but I think you will do just fine. Please let us know how it turns = out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A href="mailto:josephspiano@home.com">josephspiano@home.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cfaulk2@juno.com href="mailto:cfaulk2@juno.com">Charles E = Faulk</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 24, 2001 = 10:03 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sandblasting piano = plates</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Joe,<BR><BR>Just got back from a local rental place. = The 'handy guy' gave me pretty<BR>good primer on sandblasting. Looks do-able if I = don't make too much of a<BR>mess. He explained about different grades of = sand (fine, medium, and<BR>coarse), safety (a hood with a 4' x 8' piece of glass = to see through),<BR>and techniques. All I need is "da nerve".<BR><BR>I = generally try to sell my clients on the idea of replacing the agraffes;<BR>solves a = lot of future problems. And, yes, I reshape the V-bar while the<BR>plate is = inverted during the pin block fitting phase.<BR><BR>Thanks = again,<BR><BR>Charles<BR>________________________________________________= ________________<BR>GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO!<BR>Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet = access for less!<BR>Join Juno today!  For your FREE software, visit:<BR><A = href="http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj">http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj<= /A>.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>