<!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 6.00.2719.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hello all;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Being called to tune Baldwin vertical today, I came = across a good reason NOT to tune the piano today.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Not sure of the model, it was not a 243. It was = close to console height with a studio size action and keys built lower at the = rear to compensate for the difference. First thing I noticed were hammers = sitting way up off the hammer rail. Then noticed that the piano was not only a half = step flat but very unevenly flat. Then I noticed some splintered wood behind = the felt covering the pinblock. I peeled back some felt and found that the top of = the piano had pulled away from the second and third back posts from the = treble end. The top of the posts were protruding out the back a good third of an = inch. I sighted down the top front edge of the plate and could see a prominent = bulge forward in the area consistent with the damage.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have done several repairs on old verticals where = the pinblock is gaping open. Fill it with glue and put long bolts all the = way through as substitutes for the plate bolts, but this is different. Is = there a good, permanent repair for this? The piano is only 15 years old. = Anyone seen this? The posts struck me as being very light weight.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Dave Bunch</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>