<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I have to go on a service call = tomorrow.  It's a piano I've seen before.  I did a 'recondition' job on it = about 2 years ago.  It's a 5'2" Haines Bros. grand.  Overall, the = customer is very happy with the piano.  But here's what happened.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Owner bought the piano, and moved = 150 miles away.  Unfortunately, I've not been able to glean much useful = information from his 'local piano tuner'.  It was his opinion that the = "damper wires were too short".  Evidently, there was one damper wire = that broke about 1 year from purchase date which the local tuner fixed.  = (I assume.)  Now, 6 months later, another damper is "just sitting = there on the string, and not raising when the note is played".  But = 'local tuner' doesn't want to fix it, or can't fix it, but is not otherwise = going to be working on it.  So I've been volunteered.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I couldn't get a good answer from the 'local tuner' = as to just what is going on.  Only that in his opinion, it'll keep on happening.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>My question is, do any of you have any advise as to = what would be good to take along?  So far, I'll be taking my tool box, various = sizes and thickness' of bushing cloth, felt punchings, felt rolls, flanges, = damper wires, the little brass barrel type inserts, cordless drill & bits, = several clamps, lots of small hand tools, my CA (of course)...  About the = only thing I couldn't locate was extra underlevers.  Not having a good description of the problem doesn't help, but I only have what I told you = to go on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Any thoughts out there would be well = received.  I know it's short notice, but...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Brian Trout</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Quarryville, Pa.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><A href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net">btrout@desupernet.net</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>