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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Joe Garrett;
pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Replacement =
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gee, that sounds =
good.
"Just leave it alone if you can't fix it right." Let me =
remind
you that this is an Acrosonic spinet and pulling the hammer spring rail =
would
be a lengthy and arduous task. Leave it alone--it would be nice to =
do
it--I would too, if I could, but how do I get the hammer to return to =
the
hammer rest rail without the hammer butt spring to push it back? =
Leave it
alone? I don't think so!</span></font></p>
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Just
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If
this is an acro with the pickup fingers and the guided rail, then action
removal is not arduous at all.</span></font></p>
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The
merits of repair --not repair aside, you can take this action out in =
about ten
minutes (check for broken bridles -- so you can get it back in! ) =
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