<div>Are you talking blow distance as a function of dip/action ratio or clearance above the hammer rest rail? Bore distance will solve the latter. </div> <div> </div> <div>Keith Roberts<br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Barbara Richmond</b> <<a href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">piano57@insightbb.com</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sorry Jon Page, I'm going to post to both lists.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Speaking of wacky backchecks--no I didn't do this--but have put the new action in and am roughing things in (pay no attention to that hammer line, I decided the sharp key height had to come up a bit.  I have some sample notes set and really need to fix these backchecks before continuing--but first... </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Has anyone worked on a 5'8" or so Knabe grand (late 1920s) where it was difficult to get 1 3/4" blow distance?  Is it <normal> (for this age, model, whatever), more or less, to have to go a bit narrower, like 1 5/8"? </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">This is the first time I've worked on a piano that was this screwed up.  I've learned a lot.  :-)</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Barbara Richmond, RPT</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">near Peoria, Illinois</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div></div><br clear="all"></blockquote></div><br>