<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My recommendation would be to hire an = experienced tech to help you do (or do) a complete geometry and touchweight analysis = of the action - including new parts selection. That way you will know what is = going to work best, what needs to be done, etc. Then you can go ahead and do it. = Sounds like right now you are just shootin' in the dark.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=jkanter@rollingball.com = href="mailto:jkanter@rollingball.com">jason kanter</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 30, 2004 = 9:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> 1906 Stwy = wippens</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Client has a beautiful 1906 = Steinway B. It will need new hammers and shanks (misshapen knuckles). The wippens have = moth damage, and they are the old jack style that had no jack positioning = screw. The capstans are set at an angle. Will new wippens fit this old = action? Or should I refurb the old wippens?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana = size=2>Jason</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>