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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, Joe. I got the same message from =
Andre - about
the sand-paper, that is. However the original question turned out =
to
be quite academic since I find the centres quite free and clean so =
I'll
just go over them with Protek CLP as Andre suggests and hope for another =
90
years trouble-free use! It'll probably see even me out! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Any bright ideas</STRONG> about =
cleaning
and polishing up the damper wires? Steel wool (0000)?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a cloudy but promising =
Sunday morning
in that Downland village.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe
Garrett</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> Sunday, July 31, 2005 =
2:43 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Michael Gamble's =
Steinway Back
Action</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David said: "<FONT face="Times New =
Roman"
size=3>you've got it out - so while you've got it out drill all the =
flanges
and fit screws, then remove the screws and unglue the flanges once and =
for
all.Clean em up."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>It would also be a good idea to put a thin stip of sandpaper =
on the
rail, to help the flanges from "squirming".<G> Kind of a pain to =
punch
and glue on, but well worth the effort, down the line. </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>