<HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>That's what I said ... only I used a lot more words. <G></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=nicho@zianet.com href="mailto:nicho@zianet.com">Nichols</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 08/22/2005 10:33:45 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Keyslip, etc., etc.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>Matthew,<BR>   Have you removed the cheek blocks and fallboard? That would be the first step. Likely the cheek blocks are securing the keyslip.<BR>   On the key level thing, eliminate debris and other obstructions from the equation before messing with balance punchings.<BR>   If you got a referral, just name the source when you call. If you need the work, call.<BR><BR>Have fun,<BR>Guy<BR><BR>At 08:18 PM 8/22/2005 -0700, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> <DL> <DD>I was over at a good friends house earlier today.  He has a nice Schafer & Sons grand piano.  I was checking out the piano and I noticed that the keyslip doesn't have the usual screws underneath to unscrew, nor does it just pop out.  But I did notice when I lifted up the slip a little, what looked like wooden dowels that appeared to hold the keyslip in place.  Could that be the case?  The keyslip didn't seem to move very easily and I wanted to know if I would need to take a small screwdriver and just work the keyslip up and out.  Have any of you ever encountered this type before?<BR><BR> <DD><BR><BR>  <DD>Thanks! <DD>Matthew<BR><BR></DD></DL>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR><A href="http://mail.yahoo.com/" eudora="autourl">http://mail.yahoo.com</A> </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>