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<DIV>Tom,</DIV>
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<DIV>I think I'd be inclined to give her the money back and bring the piano =
back
in to your workspace. It may be a loss right up front, but in the end =
you
won't have the fear of that "I have a sticky key" phone call. If you c=
an't
afford to do that, check ALL of the centers. </DIV>
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<DIV>If jiffy leads can't sink those keys, there's SOMETHING weird going
on.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/23/05 7:10:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, Tvak@aol.c=
om
writes:</DIV>
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=2><BR>I
got in too deep this time. I sold a little spinet piano last month. =
I
had replaced the damper felts, key bushings, and keytops. I included=
a
free tuning and although there was no written guarantee, I promised her th=
at
the piano was in good working order. Which it was. <BR><BR>Whi=
le
the piano was in my posession, I did have ALOT of trouble getting the keys=
eased so that they would return promptly. Every time I went out to t=
he
shop I'd find another key that wouldn't come back up, but I thought I had =
them
all taken care of. And if she had any problems, I planned to install=
lead weights on the back of the keys.<BR><BR>Which I did, two weeks ago, w=
hen
she called to tell me that there were a couple of sticking keys. Wit=
h
the weights installed, I figured that would be the last I'd hear from her.=
<BR><BR>Nope.<BR><BR>She called yesterday with more sticking keys. N=
ow,
it's winter here in Chicago, the indoor climate is dry, compared to spring=
,
which is only a few months away. If she's having problems now, oh
boy.<BR><BR>My question is: what the heck can I do next? I've eased =
the
keys from here till Sunday. I put the lead weights all the way=
at
the back of the key for maximum effect. I polished the keypins and
sprayed them with TFL50. I don't know what to do next to get myself out of=
this quagmire. I want her to be satisfied with this instrument. =
; I
want to stop driving the 25 miles to her
house.<BR><BR>HELP!</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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