<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Yamaha Celesta Repair</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> On 4/5/02 11:29 AM, "JARickson@AOL.COM" <= JARickson@AOL.COM> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>This almost sounds l= ike something big and heavy (maybe even a human) fell on the keyboard, since= all the black keys (which are obviously the highest part of the keyboard an= d the first receivers of a blow) are sitting low.  Could you see if the= y were all snapped in the middle?             &nb= sp;            &= nbsp;           &nbsp= ;            &nb= sp;            &= nbsp;           &nbsp= ;Jim Rickson P.S. sorry so late! </BLOCKQUOTE> Jim, I never found the source of the problem, but I regulated the action so it p= layed with good response.   Your suggestion that something fell on= the black keys is possible, however the lowest CDEF and one octave above we= re also low.  Nothing was broken and the glue joints all were holding. =       There is a sticker with an adjustment groumet &nbsp= ;that allowed me to take up the ‘lost motion’ which raised the l= evel of the keys.  If you haven’t seen the action of the Yamaha C= elesta, you will feel very comfortable.  The action has felt  hamm= ers, whippens etc.       Thanks for your input.; Joel           -- Joel & Connie Jones 9 Springwood Circle Madison, WI  53717 608 - 833 - 1488 FAX 608 - 833 - 6724 </BODY> </HTML>