<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE=
="Arial" LANG="0">I ran into one of these recently too. Seems like=
a great idea. Piano had not been tuned for 10 years and was at A440.&=
nbsp; No flagpoling of pins. Pins were very tight but turned smoothly.=
I will bet the patent has expired and is available for anyone to use =
this system.<BR>
<BR>
Randy Mangus</FONT></HTML>