Dear List Last week I asked for information on a very old grand that turned out to be a John Broadwood and have purchased it with a little intrepidation. When it arrived at the shop we marvelled at the workmanship. I feel privileged to hopefully restore it to good playing condition. We have come up against problem #1 which is that we can't open or remove the fallboard. It appears that the stretcher has dropped down about 1/4" on the left end and is keeping the fallboard in the closed position. We eventually got the keyslip off hoping that we might be able to then remove the action, but the end blocks are doing their job very well. Any suggestions? Paul Plumb, B.Mus., Plumb Pianos London, Canada
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