<HTML>Paul, I envisioned a similar scenario.  At least the piano that I was wor= king on was only a cheapo rental in a store.  The downside?  It wa= s a spinet.  When I put that action back in the second time, I handled = it like fine crystal, and luckily, no more parts broke. Dave In a message dated 11/13/03 7:30:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, pmc303@ric= ochet.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px so= lid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I once did a re= pair on a Chickering console that had plastic jacks.  I rode in on my w= hite horse and discovered one was broken.  “Ah yes, M’a= am, I can fix this.  No problem.”  And then, removing the = whippen, I broke the plastic flange that secured it to the rail.  And t= hen the one next to it.  Replacing the action another broke.  Long= story short,  I had to replace every plastic part in the action. &nbsp= ;Since I had already given the lady a low bid ($200), I had to eat this job.=  It took me several days.  I will no longer do any repairs to act= ions that have plastic parts unless I can replace them all (and this usually= means it isn’t worth the cost).  A few nights ago I tuned a Fi= scher console with plastic backchecks that just crumbled in my fingers. &nbs= p;I told the lady to play it gently!            &nbsp= ; Paul McCloud          &nbsp= ; San Diego </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>