On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 01:41 PM, pianolover 88 wrote: > The action is in decent shape, BUT-- not only are all the flanges > made out of that old-type yellow-ish plastic, (except for the jack > flanges) the damper "body" is all plastic! WOW..must've been a > shortage of wood back then? Luckily, the plastic is still in very good > condition showing no signs of cracking or breaking...Whew! Anybody > have a story or two about this brand? Terry, It looks like you've got your latest "project piano": replace all that plastic with wood components. THEN reevaluate whether you paid too much at $175. You WILL have gained some valuable experience in the process (repinning flanges, bending damper wire), and you'll ALWAYS inspect potential purchases (or customers' for estimates) much more carefully in the future! Happens to all of us ... Patrick Draine
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