<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000;= FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7= rightMargin=7>Does the CW have posts coming out it is attached= to, ala Yamaha?   If so I have used a pipe to slip the= post and slightly bend up to give a little more= room.   I have to admit I don't have a single CW= customer...wish I did.   Dave, do you do service for a= CW dealer in the South Bay?<BR><BR>David= Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: <PIANNAMAN@AOL.COM><BR>To:= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 02:54:03= EDT<BR>Subject: Charles Walter peeve<BR><BR><FONT= id=role_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV align=left>Hi list,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I like Charles Walter pianos.  I work on many of= them.  I think they are solidly built, and the overall= quality is pretty good.  But there is one thing that has= been bugging me about the verticals..  Every action I've= removed from a console or studio is wedged in to the= point where I have to lower the bottom-ball bolts in= order to pull the action out from under the action bracket= bolts.  In order to get to those bolts, one must take out a= neighboring key or two.  That requires removal of the= key-stop rail and the fallboard(4 screws and one nut to remove= both).  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I replaced a bass string the other day, which took about 10= minutes or less.  Taking the action out and getting the= whole thing back together took substantially more time than= that.  Three times as long, I'm embarassed to admit. = Of course, having the whole thing back together, then dropping= one of the fallboard screws under the keys didn't help= much....}-;</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Next time I won't remove the action.  I'll just tighten= the pedal way down to get the dampers out of the way. = </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I can't think of a good reason why the actions are= wedged in so tight on these pianos.  Any insight on= this?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>