<html> Robert, Thanks for the good story, and the warning.  I would like to add: moving a grand piano with only one person is always dangerous, and not recommendable.  I know an experienced person can do it with no trouble most of the time, and of course in this situation the casinos are accustomed to it so it will be hard to change.  This situation could have injured you, though, and nothing is worth that.  You should have a staff maintenance person assist you with every move. You didn't mention if this particular piano is a GE-1, but if so here are some things to check in the action: - The back edge of the keyframe where it meets the dags has maple inserts.  These can break loose when a piano is turned over.  You can usually just glue and clamp them back in place. - The treble keyframe guide pin will likely be loose in the keyframe, with cracks in the wood.  You should run epoxy into the guide pin hole, press the pin into the hole so that it forces epoxy into the surrounding wood cracks and delaminations, then clamp the keyframe top to bottom to pull things back together. - If the keys came off their pins, the keystop rail will be broken. - Inspect the underside of the pinblock on the treble side.  Falling on the lid can cause the pinblock to pull loose.  There is a screw and a dowel holding the pinblock in place, but if the piano falls just right these can be forced to pull up out of the rim. Don Mannino RPT </html>