Bedding the Frontrail:
So far, we have a clean keybed, an action with shanks off rest cushions and no excessive friction, screws not loose and no deal-breaking need for repairs, action return spring out, glidebolts off keybed (except hidden, height-establishing glidebolts, if present), cheekblocks bedded, and backrail validated. If we are lucky, the action has not needed to come apart. And if everything was in good shape, we are maybe 15 minutes into this morning's work. A lot of if's, you might think, but most under-30 pianos probably fit this category. And many deserve regulating, even when new.
