Hi Tom, I've seen older uprights with strips of leather (buckskin?) glued over the faces to prevent wood on metal from worn out hammers. If the piano is "that far gone" replacement rather than repair should be considered. At 10:23 AM 9/27/2005 EDT, you wrote: > Tom & some marshmellows. That'll fix bout anything. >Dale List > > This is an old Kimball owned by a family on a budget, and not a >candidate for replacing the set of hammers. > >Thanks in advance for your advice, >Tom Sivak >Chicago > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.7/112 - Release Date: 9/26/2005 Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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