<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <P>"A 1902 grey market Steinway?   <IMG height=12 src="http://64.4.16.24/emsmile.gif" width=12>"</P>Sure. = Hamburg!</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </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=dianepianotuner@hotmail.com href="mailto:dianepianotuner@hotmail.com">Diane Hofstetter</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 24, 2001 = 4:27 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE:S&S plate touch = up?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <P><BR> <DIV></DIV>>Hi Diane, <P></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> You may be dealing with rust from within. The = corrosion is <DIV></DIV>>blistering outwards. No amount of rubbing is going to = help. I've seen some of <DIV></DIV> <P>>this on the grey market Yamahas. </P> <P>Hi Roger,</P> <P>A 1902 grey market Steinway?   <IMG height=12 src="http://64.4.16.24/emsmile.gif" width=12></P> <P>It does seem to becoming from within, however the marks are in the = exact shape (including wrinkles from not being put on straight) of 2" = tape.</P> <P>Diane</P><BR clear=all> <HR> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <A href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</A><BR> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>