<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Paul,     Thank you for writing. I'm still reading and digesting all of the other posts but I thought I'd respond to yours right away. It is a grand, not an upright. I'll be checking crown and down bearing and the like as soon as I get the rest of the strings measured and removed and the plate out. Thanks again!   Greg Paul wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> This reply is directed to Greg Newell, but I deleted his original post......Why would you want to put a new sound board in an upright if the original board show good crown and can be reglued to ribs and case? Do you feel it necessary to repair cracks in the SB if they cause no problems? Do the bridges need replacing or just renotching? Can you get adequate down bearing with the original stuff? Generally, if an original SB and bridges etc. will yield good bearing and tone, I leave them alone and forget the cosmetics of the cracks. Rib and perimeter regluing is done as required. Down bearing and bridge condition is checked before and after the strings are removed. No one has been willing to pay me for  a new board assembly. Paul Chick <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> </blockquote> </blockquote> -- Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté 19270 Harlon Ave. Lakewood, Ohio 44107 216-226-3791 <A HREF="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A>   </body> </html>