<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [CAUT] harpsichord sharps hitting balance rail</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> On 10/25/06 2:26 PM, "Barbara Richmond" <piano57@insightbb.com> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE> OK, while I'm at it, I noticed while easing the keys to this Zuckermann harpsichord, that the sharps are hitting the front of the balance rail and making some noise.  Do I raise the sharps?  Should I make some sort of cut out so there's no contact there?  Any other possibilities? Thanks, Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, IL </BLOCKQUOTE> Barbara,     Note that keydip is determined (usually) by the jacks hitting the jack rail. Is the noise occurring with jackrail and jacks installed? If so, then, yes, I guess do what seems most appropriate (thicker punchings under keys, a small cut out in the key, a small cutout on the balance rail). But if you are doing keywork in isolation, it may be that you have deeper dip than you will in operational conditions. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico </BODY> </HTML>