<html>  <head></head> <body>  <DIV></DIV> Martin, The harp unlatches on both sides and flips up to expose the action. You should be able to retrieve the hammer easily. Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from Ron Nossaman <rnossaman@cox.net>: -------------- > > > I have a customer with a CP 80 Yamaha portable electric piano with a > > problem. One of the hammers has broken off in the middle of the keyboard > > and has fallen down under the back check of the key to its left and is > > holding the hammer up so that both keys cannot play. I can see the broken > > off hammer down in there using a flashlight. Question: how does the > > action come out? I took the key slip off but that was all I could see to > > do. What else needs to be done to get it out so that I can get to the > > broken off hammer and make the repair. This customer is a professional > > entertainer and needs his piano fixed. > > > > Thanks for your help, > > M artin Wisenbaker, RPT > > The action in these things doesn't slide out like anything > normal. You have to disassemble the thing, including pulling > the stack. Start at the top, taking things off until you can > reach the escaped hammer. > Ron N </BLOCKQUOTE>  </body> </html>