<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>List,</DIV> <DIV>Today I went back to the "Grand" console to try and re-establish a = proper dip and proceed with regulation. I came prepared with shims and angle = iron to reinforce the bottom of the key bed. I took note of several things: The = keybed was level after all and did not need any reinforcing. It was only = covering 2/3 of the key front to back, so that the back of the key actually went down = a la Kimball spinets trying to look like consoles.  There was no horn on = the plate and proximity  to the key bed was about 4 miles away :-)  Why the keys got so low I cannot figure out, = (nothing loose or moving) but the shims existing under the balance rail (no back rail) = were kind of loose. I leveled out the rail, which brought the dip immediately = back to a reasonable working tolerance. I proceeded with a fairly course = regulation which made the, (ahem) piano, perform a whole lot better. The owner = agreed that it would be a waste of time and money to pursue a more excellent = regulation/feel at that point. I conveyed a hope that the budding pianists could not = expect a whole lot more out of this instrument and suggested they start saving = for a better quality piano soon. Many thanks to those that gave me advise and information to approach what could have been a more extensive = repair.</DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A href="mailto:josephspiano@attbi.com">josephspiano@attbi.com</A></DIV></= BODY></HTML>