Terry, You said: "Nothing good to say. I'm sick, drunk, and I chopped off the end of my finger trimming damper felt on this #%&*ing square grand that won't leave my shop...... :-( Terry Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Farrell FWIW: Otherwise though, I'm really a nice happy guy! ;-) (But I did chop off the end of my finger and I have been sick with a nasty cold - however, worse thing happen at sea!)" Hmmm? Do I detect a giant WAAAAHHH? <G> Hopefully, my tail of woe will make it better....I just made arrangementswith the owner of a Square Grand, (That's been in my shop for almost 30 years! Don't ask!), to move it out next week! Yay! Yes, I will lose a perfectly decent table, but I'll be gaining a lot of space!<G> The piano, (if I could call this one such a thing), could not be repaired, even though I gave my all to no avail! The entire case was made out of Sugar pine with Rosewood veneer. When it came in, I could not get the action out. That was my first and worst experience with Cheek Lift! Once the strings were removed, the case relaxed and the action would slide right out. Over the years I tried a whole bunch of ways of reinforcing the keybed, but nothing worked. Finally, the client suggested putting an electronic Keyboard into it. Soooo, that's what it has!<G> I installed a Kawai Keyboard into it. To all appearances it looks like a Square Grand, but internally it isn't.<G> Big upside is: I won't have to Service the damned thing...EVER! Well, Terry, please chill a bit and have a Happy Hangover.<G> It'll all work out in the end. Best Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I
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