Eliot & all, Please pardon me for a couple assumptions which I read in my note to you *after* I had sent it. Ah, hindsight! I assumed you were not a PTG member. I think you'll get help either way -- from your questions I should have concluded only that you *may* not know how to remove the action easily. I also missed that it's for a rest home -- picked that up in Horace's note. I think Horace has some really good thoughts on the matter. If it's center pins causing the lack of repitition, you could put in a lot of work (volunteer, of course) and still not have a nice instrument to show. If you have some time, it's a low-pressure opportunity to practice some skills. Only you can make that determination as to whether you want to and if the piano's worth it. Best of luck, & keep us informed. Wally Wilson
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