<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh yes I forgot a main one. Trash under = the key upstop rail or key cover ( Fall Board ) captured by the felt <G></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <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> Monday, August 22, 2005 = 9:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Keyslip, etc., = etc.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>