<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <FONT size=3>  Jurgen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   I have to respectfully  remonstrate st= rongly about the notion that one has simply to re bush & repin A verdigris stei= nway flange & it will be fine. Having done this I can assure ONE & A= LL  that the green crud will come back. Why? because the problem is in the= wood. I re-pinned my own L many years ago It took more hours to do than the = cost of a new set of shanks & the time to travel them & it didnt' last bu= t half a year. I've treated them in percholrethelene, Lubed them with whatever= . Nothing is permanent & it's a waste of time & the clients money</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  So  Why do  folks want to keep promotin= g the myth that this garbage can be succesfully repaired? IT CAN'T. Even if parts can't be had it's still not the solution.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Respectfully</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ccccff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>= the bushing.  I am talking about flanges that weren't dipped in a "preservative" like so many of the old Steinways.  I believe on these= actions, one can get very good results by rebushing the flanges.  A l= ot of work, no doubt, but the only way to go if parts can't be had</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>