<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I just looked at a late 1980s Baldwin studio, = serial #1417324, style #4023 (model number?), with a pinblock separating from = the back assembly (about a quarter-inch separation). The piano has 3 backposts, = but the back assembly is covered with veneers. Does anyone know if the backposts on these pianos extend to the top of the back assembly (top of = back assembly also covered with veneers - yes, I will be able to tell when I = yank these veneers off - but was curious before I get into it). Any knowledge = of this Del? The three top plate screws are centered over the three post = centerlines, so I suspect they may extend up to the top.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The couple times I have done this repair = has been with older instruments where the backposts did extent to the top - and = of course I through-bolted through them. If, by chance, this is a piano - like = some Kimballs - where the backposts terminate at the base of the top back = assembly (about at the pinblock bottom), has anyone done this type of repair on = that design? I see no evidence that the rear portion of the upper back = assembly has moved - appears that only the pinblock has moved, so I suppose it would = be just fine to epoxy and through-bolt to the back of this design. Anyone aware = of any pitfalls I might not be seeing here?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also, any non-bionic technician willing to = share how many hours they have taken to do a repair like this - start to finish, = not including pitch adjustments and tuning (just clamping, drilling, = bonding, bolting and cleanup)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>