Hello Bob, Another method is to use some strips of veneer and attach them to the balance rail. You move the veneer until you find the spot that yields the desired key ratio. Vladan ====================================== List, I have searched the archives for comments on the practice of cutting a felt balance rail punching in half and glueing it to the bottom of the key (behind the balance rail pin) in an effort to change lower downweight and/or strike weight ratio. My search didn't yeild any previous discussions. I have tried this method (experimentally on the bench) which did lower the downweight too much, and lowered the strike weight ratio from 5.78 to 5.31. I'm wanting a 5.5 ratio. The piano is a D on which I have just replaced the hammers. They are a little on the light side, I think, for a D. (#1 sw is 12.1, #40 is 9.7.) It is in a small recital hall which doesn't require huge tonal projection. What do you think about this practice? On another note I tried just cutting off 1/4 of the front part and it gave more desirable results. Comments? Thank you for all the great help you usually give. P.S. As you can tell, I'm trying to get a grasp on using the smartchart. Bob Hull __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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