Some time ago I was seeking Marshall & Wendell deck boards that
the striker pneumatics are mounted on.  Unfortunately, due to some
mix-ups in the measuring, I now have some deck boards to give away.
Email me for the dimensions.

The instrument I am restoring was patched with white glue and the
boards and pneumatics were unsalvageable despite hours of toil.
Needed are three boards, 55 inches by 1-7/8 inches.  If I need to
buy the pneumatics I will, however for shipping I would prefer to
buy the boards themselves.

The upright piano is nice sounding, refinished, and I don't want
to let it go to the dump for scrap.  Bob Hunt and I talked about the
possibility of trimming the glue-mess boards with a table saw, but
the shipping back and forth was impractical.  Because of the angle of
the board, planning them down would not work without a lot of extra
jigs.  I used dado blades to clean off the glue and splinters, but the
results are too uneven and would require an impossible job of patching.
(It was worth the experiment -- learn from experience?!)

Please contact me if you have any leads on the needed parts.

Bill Chapman
La Quinta, Calif. (near Palm Springs, 110 miles east of Los Angeles)
113 deg. F. today!