Hello Joe Garrett In your reply re: I'll send you my actions for repair - at the speed and rate you charge I'll still make a profit... etc. Did you suggest "Harry Potter School of Piano Tuning" ? I don't beleive it...:-) or even ;-) Regards, Michael G (UK) ps I'll see if I can get one of those "G" Piano Works Repr Labo(u)r Guides! The one job I don't like is recentring. I often find the new centre pushes out the bushing on the exit side. I think maybe I have a batch of poorly pointed centres. One dodge I got from a fortepiano maker was: "always use the same size centre as came out!" "but they'll slip!" "Not if you insert a drop of water in the wood and heat it with a gently heated piece of piano string..." So I did that. It works...! Now I use a lowered voltage soldering iron witha bit of piano string stuck on the bit. It works too. So :-)s all round
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