<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>BACKGROUND: </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>60's Henry = Miller Spinet. Drop-wire action  (mumble, mumble). Hammers have been reshaped = before and 9 bass hammers had popped off their moldings. Glued each felt w/thick CA = and clamped. Then drilled two small holes completely through felt and = molding near the tail. Put .22 gauge steel wire down one hole and back up the = other. Twisted wires tight, cut all but about 1/4" off and flattened the = remaining twist against the tail.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial>BUT:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>Several hammers = in this section were hitting strings of the lower neighboring note--and based on = the grooves--they had been for a long time. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>CONFESSION:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>"Forgive me, = RPT Father, for I have sinned."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>"What have you = done, my son?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>"I have done a down-and-dirty fix instead of hassling with hard to reach screws and = parts and messing with travel paper. The customer has little money and I had = little time."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>"Hmmm. So what = sin did you actually commit?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>"Well, RPT = Father, I have taken my little Dremmel tool with a sanding drum and I have eroded away = some perfectly good hammer material on the bottom left edge of six old hammers."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>"Oh, = My. Do you feel remorse for this sin?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>"Hell, No (Oh, = excuse me, I mean: 'HECK, No')  It worked beautifully and the customer had = agreed to it."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=187033000-22082003>SIGNATURE:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=187033000-22082003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT><SPAN class=187033000-22082003></SPAN><SPAN class=187033000-22082003><FONT face=Arial>The Mad Sander of Salem (A.K.A. Anonymous)</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003<BR> </FONT> </P>