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<DIV><SPAN class=080015719-22092003><FONT =
face=Arial>Tom,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=080015719-22092003><FONT face=Arial>I've found it =
to also get
hard and cause noise problems in these actions. =
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<DIV><SPAN class=080015719-22092003><FONT =
face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Associate Editor, Piano =
Technicians
Journal<BR><A
href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</A> =
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Tom Driscoll<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 22, 2003 6:10
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Hello all and =
black mold
on piano catches question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>John =
Ross<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Sunday, =
September
21, 2003</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">10:15
PM</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pianotech<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Hello all and =
black mold on
piano catches question</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT =
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
Julie,</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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Arial">Baldwin</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> used to have a kit to =
replace
them. It was cut up pieces of material, and C/A
glue.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It might =
be worth
while contacting them.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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eather.html</A></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT =
face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Check out =
this site
for info on repair.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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Ross<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></P>
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The kit and repair were for the corfam replacement. This black stuff =
was the
predecessor of corfam and although unsightly it does not cause the =
same
performance problems as the” petrified “Corfam =
–IMHO.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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Tom Driscoll RPT </SPAN></FONT></P>
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