<HTML>I've worked on alot of th= em in the last couple of years, and apart from one three year old upright(fo= rget the model number) that I tuned last year that had the tightest and jump= iest tuning pins that I've ever seen, they are good price performers.   Steam the hammers?  Haven't tried that, but seems like it's worth a= shot... Dave Stahl In a message dated 2/10/03 6:16:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, tito@philbo= ndi.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">> No glide bolts to fool= around with O:( This is true for the older 142's..the new ones have them. > They are getting better though. For a price-point piano, I have said it here before..they're not bad..af= ter you bathe the hammers in steam and get a little after-touch..not bad for= the money. -Phil Bondi (Fl.) phil@philbondi.com</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>