<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE> <DIV class=RTE>Thanks to all of you who responded.  The problem was solved by a couple of respondents.  The fall board had small brass plates on either end, hidden until you tipped the fall board forward.  In addition the plates were darkend by age to the color of the walnut wood surrounding them  and so hard to see.  But thanks to the list's help all turned out well.  Thanks again</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Dick Day</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Marshall MI</DIV> <P><BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #a0c6e5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,sans-serif"> <HR color=#a0c6e5 SIZE=1> <DIV></DIV>From:  <I>"Richard Day" <pianotoone@hotmail.com></I><BR>Reply-To:  <I>Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org></I><BR>To:  <I>pianotech@ptg.org</I><BR>Subject:  <I>Action removal</I><BR>Date:  <I>Wed, 24 May 2006 11:52:40 -0400</I><BR>>A Grinnel baby grand.  I need to remove the action.  After removing <BR>>the key slip I found the only screws on the bottom of the keybed <BR>>were those to hold on the legs.  On the cheek blocks on either end <BR>>of the keyboard is a screw that goes from the front on about a 45 <BR>>degree angle into the keybed.  (See crude diagram attached).<BR>><BR>>I removed those screws and although the cheek blocks move and are <BR>>somewhat loose they will not come out.  Also the fall board doesn't <BR>>seem to be attached to the cheek blocks and it doesn't appear that <BR>>it will come out even if I did get the cheek blocks out.<BR>><BR>>This is first time in 20 years I haven't been able to remove an <BR>>action.<BR>><BR>><BR>>HELP PLEASE<BR>><BR>>Dick Day<BR>>Marshall<BR>><BR> <P>><< GrinnellAction.jpg >> <DIV></DIV> <P></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>