<html> <body> I don't like squares because the tuning pins are in the wrong location! According to my back! :-D Avery Todd At 05:38 AM 2/16/2007, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">At 08:52 PM 2/15/2007 -0500, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">There are some grands out there where you have to be very careful while pulling out the key frame from the piano. The plate/action combination is designed in such a way that the hammers near the treble break are very close to the lower part of the plate, and if the keyboard is not pulled out or pushed back in straight, a hammer adjacent to the plate could break off. Is this a poor design, or what?! Jesse Gitnik Since 1980</blockquote> This is one reason why people don't like squares,  particularly late 19th century ones. The 1876 Haines Bros we have here is VERY tricky!  Like threading a needle on the end of a three foot stick. Keep the CA glue handy. Conrad Hoffsommer There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them. -Casey Stengel</blockquote></body> </html>