<HTML>In a message dated 3/13/03 1:03:35 AM !!!First Boot!!!= , swiftspiano@hotmail.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Another thought that occurred t= o me is using a thick epoxy.  Again, turn the piano upside down and repair from the bottom.  This method might even b= ond the board under the rims. </BLOCKQUOTE> This method could work, but you would need to let the tension down. Use mask= ing tape to cover the cracks from the soundboard side. Then turn the piano upside down, and use A runny wood filler epoxy, the type= Webb Phillips sells, to fill in the cracks. After the epoxy has dried, turn= the piano back over, and remove the masking tape, and retune the piano. I've done this with the stirrings off, but it might work with the strings on= . The main problem is getting under the plate, if there are cracks there. <B= R> Wim</HTML>