<HTML> In a message dated 10/25/03 7:29:41 PM, Erwinspiano@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">I use a crow bar or w= hatever I can get in along under the belly rail to pry it out. Some boards p= ractically fall out, others just don't want to leave home. </BLOCKQUOTE> I posted info on a firestone air actuator for SB removal earlier but this be= lly rail comment reminded me that the last board I "air-popped" out (and rea= lly I am not a bigtime piano a month guy), anyway the last grand was a six-f= oot lester with a severe overhang in the belly rail, but the actuator hose s= lipped right in the inch and one quarter or so space after I slimmed down th= e end plate/bolt closure. Little or no problem, the next board I do I intend= to put actuators all around. Added bonus is they store flat in a drawer (as= a smalltime piano guy I have a tiny shop also). Glenn C.</HTML>