List, I need help figuring out how to get the action out of an Estey baby grand. As it sits, the bass hammers are 1/4 to 1/2 inch higher than the bottom of the stretcher. Blow distance is 2", the shanks are settled firmly on the rest rail felt. OK, let's take out the stretcher. 4 screws release the trim strip covering the gap between the plate and the stretcher. Now I'm looking straight down at the action - the stretcher is not attached to the pinblock. There are two screws through the plate flange into the stretcher, which I remove. Now the stretcher is only held in place by it's attachment to the rim at each end, and this is my problem. I can't see how it's attached, or how to release it. I gave it a few gentle tugs, then a progressivel rougher knocking about, but there's limits to what I'm willing to do in front of the cutomer in her living room. Any ideas what I should be looking for here, to release this stretcher from the rim? thanks Mike Spalding RPT Mike & Jane Spalding spalding48@earthlink.net
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