<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version = 6.0.4630.0"> <TITLE>What would you have done?</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  Here was the situation = today: -Well-known pianist coming = into town playing on a piano I am not familiar with..the regular tech = just couldn't make the gig, so he called me to do it. -The piano is a S&S D and = has been re-strung, new whips, hammers, shanks..good work was done to = it. - The note left behind for me = from the pianist when I arrived asked me to do something with the = repitition..it seemed 'sticky' and if I could do anything about a few = dampers.. -Well, not wanting to step on = any toes, I learned, after I pulled the action, that this Pianist likes = active repitition, because what was presented to me was in good working = order. This Pianist has played on the 'D' that I care for, and he loved = it..I have the spring tension set a little active on that one..and the = action is a tad lighter on mine. So .. I was able to quiet the = dampers, but what to do about the repitition request with little to no = time to work with? What I did was put some teflon = powder on the knuckles hoping that would make it feel lighter to = him. What would you have = done? -Phil Bondi(FL) </BODY> </HTML>