<!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>I've been servicing a = 1920s S&S L for five years. It plays like a truck, has loose tuning pins, dead bass strings, = false beats and a dismal killer octave section. The owner knows the action is = toast and wants it rebuilt. However, his wife has commented on how nice it = sounds since Mr. Patchemup restrung (totally rebuilt, of course) the piano = some thirty years ago. For some reason I am hesitant to try and sell the = whole package - which it definitely needs if the piano is to perform like it should/could.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any recommendations on how to approach = this without sounding like a used car salesman?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He has already told me he wants to do = the action after he moves this summer (to a condo on the bay - as in no $$ troubles = here).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>