<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV><SPAN class=250315914-04092005>I just got the customer call me back to confirm that she bought the piano around 1988-89.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=250315914-04092005></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=250315914-04092005>Marcel Carey</SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>VOCE88@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> September 2, 2005 8:20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Estonia front rail punchings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>We were last years largest Estonia dealer and frankly I have never seen anything resembling your picture. Having said that, we became dealers in 1998.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I agree that this must be an older piano. Do you have a serial number?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rich Galassini</DIV> <DIV>Cunningham Piano Co.</DIV> <DIV>Philly, Pa. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 9/2/2005 7:34:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, alan@forsythalan.wanadoo.co.uk writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I have seen carpeting used in this situation on one particular piano.<BR><BR>AF<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano@videotron.ca><BR>To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 7:06 PM<BR>Subject: Estonia front rail punchings<BR><BR><BR>> Hello Lists and friends,<BR>> <BR>> Here is what I found out on an Estonia 9' grand (see attachment). I<BR>> was surprised that such an instrument (well at least an instrument of<BR>> that size) would use such a STUPID design...<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I did replace this setup with Crescendo punchings and was then able to<BR>> regulate properly. It still isn't an exceptionnal piano, but it's now<BR>> functionnal.<BR>> <BR>> Marcel Carey, RPT<BR>> Sherbrooke, QC<BR><BR>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>