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<A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> November 20, 2003 9:13 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> 1876 Knabe grand with =
screw in
dampers</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040> <FONT
size=3><STRONG>List </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 =
size=3><STRONG> It must
be my month for old relics.First an 1880 bechstein, 1870 9 ft steinway =
ugh.
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However I just took in this amazingly well preseved piano for =
some light
rebuilding. ie. strings ,shanks hammers, dampers etc. The board and =
bridges in
remarkably good condition with power & sustain. The down size is
that it has the screw in damper wires & I must remove them to =
string
& replace the felt. What does one do other than spending half a =
day
unsrewing the bloomin thingees?</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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Dale</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3>One =
takes one's
wire cutters and one cuts the bloody things off. Then one makes a new =
tray and
gets rid of the things.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080
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