<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>Yesterday I came in contact with a 1948 cable piano that has 5 keys that did not work.</DIV> <DIV>After a brief inspection it was obvious........the plastic jacks, & flanges had broken.</DIV> <DIV>The action mechanism in this piano is MOSTLY plastic.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My comments:</DIV> <DIV>It is my gut feeling ( having never seen this plastic mechanism before ) that this piano is "alot of broken parts waiting to happen".</DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV>Also my gut feeling is to tell the customer that putting $$ into this could likely be a losing battle.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My question:</DIV> <DIV>before I tell the customer to look for a different piano............</DIV> <DIV>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????</DIV> <DIV>Anyone have experience with this type of 'plastic piano' ??</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Many thanks in advance</DIV> <DIV>Dave</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:DavesPianotuning@earthlink.net">DavesPianotuning@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/">http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/</A></DIV> <DIV>858-776-2516</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>