<HTML>In a message dated 8/23/02 1:37:26 PM Central Daylight Time, jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">But mold has already built up in the keybed and frame and keys in the affected area. </BLOCKQUOTE> Jeff The more you write about this, the more it is starting to look like either a complete rebuild is in order, or even a replacement. With as much moisture that the action got, the least you should do is replace the entire action, keyframe and all. There is not telling what effects all that water has on the wood. Even years from now, when it appears all the wood is dry. It will warp, split, or glue joints will come undone. It will be a nightmare trying to keep the action going. Then there is the keybed. You say it has mold growing on it. Again, if the keybed has gotten wet, the drying out process is going to take years. Thre is a good chance it will warp and buckle, which will make action regualtion difficult, if not impossible. . Yes, you might be able to replace the keybed, along with the action, but are you really set up, much less qualified, to do all of that work? (I know I would be hesitant to do that much restoration.) Just having to deal with the action and keybed will make replacing the pin block and strings seem like a piece of cake. I think you should warn your chair that this piano is most likely a complete loss, and that he should start thinking about replacing the piano, instead of trying to fix it.   Wim </HTML>