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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Go with your gut at once. The =
harder you
look at that action the more parts will break. You are looking at new =
<span
class=SpellE>whippens</span>, new damper and hammer flanges, and lots =
of time
to get it all properly regulated. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy;font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dean<o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></b></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dean May<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> &nbs=
p;
</span>cell 812.239.3359<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>PianoRebuilders.co=
m<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>812.235.5272<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Terre Haute =
IN<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>47802<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Dave McKibben<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December =
08, 2005
9:32 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> 1948 cable =
piano</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Yesterday I came =
in
contact with a 1948 cable piano that has 5 keys that did not =
work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>After a brief =
inspection
it was obvious........the plastic jacks, & flanges had =
broken.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>The action =
mechanism in
this piano is MOSTLY plastic.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans =
Serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>My =
comments:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>It is my gut =
feeling (
having never seen this plastic mechanism before ) that this piano is =
"alot
of broken parts waiting to happen".<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>While putting the =
action
into my car for review at home, my thumb accidently put some pressure on =
the
plastic back checks and instantly broke 4 of =
them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Also my gut =
feeling is to
tell the customer that putting $$ into this could likely be a =
losing
battle.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans =
Serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>My =
question:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>before I tell the =
customer
to look for a different piano............<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>What is the =
opinion of the
more seasoned experts on this list as to the value of effort to fix this =
piano
and what the future might hold????<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Anyone have =
experience
with this type of 'plastic piano' ??<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans =
Serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Many thanks in =
advance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans =
Serif"'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'><a
href="mailto:DavesPianotuning@earthlink.net">DavesPianotuning@earthlink=
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'><a
href="http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/">http://www.home=
.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans =
Serif"'>858-776-2516<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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