Hi Tom, Just taking a break for lunch and checked in to find your message. I suspect that the majority of the problems you are seeing with the piano are indeed the fault of the piano. >From what I've seen of the QRS system, it normally doesn't have any contact with the action of the piano except when actually playing the piano. The solenoid rail is located under the action and when a solenoid is activated, it pushes up on the back of the key. (There is another solenoid located near the trapwork that will activate the sustain pedal on some installations.) On the ones I've seen (and I know things can change over time), the action can be removed without harm to the system. If there is a record strip in the front of the action frame, there will probably be a wire that'll need to be unplugged on the bass side of the action. If it's there, it should be pretty self explanitory. (Be gentle.) Were it mine, I'd go ahead and get busy with the action without much worry over the player. It may need some adjustments when you get the piano back to a more normal playing setup, but it may play very well just the way it is. If it was installed when the piano was in good regulation, putting the piano back into good regulation might also help the player funcion. (?) Key height and key dip are the things most likely to affect how the player will work after the regulation simply because the solenoids are set up to start at very near the key up position and stop at very near the key down position. (Think about it a bit, and I think you'll figure out where I'm going with that. I could probably write for an hour trying to explain...) Good luck, Brian T. ===== Brian Trout Grand Restorations 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 Slidell, LA 70461 985-649-2700 GrandRestorations@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com
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