<HTML>In a message dated 3/13/02 12:17:43 AM !!!First Boot!!!, pianowrmonroe@hotmail.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">).  Again, many loose pins in this "instrument", and am curious what you all would think the culprit is.  Also, if it were a cracked pinblock, how would you know for certain? Thanks, William R. Monroe </BLOCKQUOTE> An old upright that has seen much better days, and the winner of the "lets see how fast I can get this to the dump" contest.  One way to tell if the pin block is cracked is if a line of pins are loose. For example, all the third pins of every other note, in a row. Or all three pins on one note. Wim </HTML>