<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Joe, Since this discussion is about an upright, I assume you take out the action simply as a matter of personal preference, since I see no danger in leaving it in, and it doesn't really get in the way. Regards, Clyde Hollinger Joe And Penny Goss wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>So, usually I tune the piano first then take out the action, treat the tuning pins with two passes on each section (with all the windows open and fans going and a breathing mask so that I look like Darth Vader) and then make two passes with the tilter at 45 degrees (mine rests at that slant on the wheels) on all the treble string bridge pins.</blockquote> </body> </html>