<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Who are these factories that "did it = right"? I haven't run across one yet.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></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=dlbullock@att.net href="mailto:dlbullock@att.net">D.L. = Bullock</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> Wednesday, January 14, = 2004 11:25 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> FW: leads in the = keys</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=984241216-14012004>I = regularly am required to reweight a keyboard.  I have little old ladies who = have wonderful pianos they have played for decades and they cannot play it = anymore because of their arthritis.  When I hear this I will lower the = weight of the keys often by merely removing weights on the capstan end.  = They can play once again without intense pain.  I have also, per request, = made the keyboard heavier for students who want it heavier.  I remove = weights under the keytops for that.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=984241216-14012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=984241216-14012004>Remember, the factory did it right but the = customer is always MORE right.  It is his or her piano and they often know = what they want or need.</SPAN></FONT>.<SPAN = class=984241216-14012004>.with some guidance, of course.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=984241216-14012004></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=984241216-14012004>D.L. Bullock</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=984241216-14012004><A = href="http://www.thepianoworld.com">www.thepianoworld.com</A></SPAN></F= ONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=984241216-14012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=984241216-14012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> daniel carlton [mailto:danieljcarlton@sbcglobal.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January = 13, 2004 8:24 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> leads = in the keys<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>is it normal for the leads inserted into the sides of the keys to = be gone from an entire section?  most of the keys i noticed this on had = one of two leads missing.  (it's a baldwin sd-10, if that = matters.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>thanks </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>daniel carlton</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>